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Radiation high enough to harm health: Japan govt

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-15 11:06
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TOKYO- Radiation released by the damaged reactors at Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant has been high enough to threat human health, said the Japanese government on Tuesday.

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An explosion was heard early Tuesday morning at the No 2 reactor of the crippled plant and a fire has just been reported at the No 4 reactor, causing more radiation near the complex.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that further leaks are possible and told people living within a radius of 30 kilometers of the troubled plant to stay indoors.