Japan earthquake
Live updates of developments after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, selected by Reuters.com editors and readers. To see updates from Reuters only, click "Options" and turn off comments.
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Snippets of the world's reactions:
- The U.S. air force delivered emergency coolant to the nuclear power plant
- The Russian emergency services agency ERMACOM offered 40 people with three sniffer dogs
- Singapore had civil defense forces on standby
- Poland offered firefighters
- China, Switzerland and the United States also offered rescue teams
- Britain, France and others said they were ready to offer whatever help was required
- Beijing was ready to provide Japan with any assistance it required
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"If there ever was a country equipped to deal with this scale of disaster, it is Japan", writes former British diplomat Tim Collard in The Daily Telegraph. blogs.telegraph.co.uk -
Here's a wrap-up of the earthquake-triggered tsunami in Japan. The latest news is at least 1,000 people were killed, when the wall of water swept them away. www.reuters.com -
Obama says, in a call with Japan's prime minister, that he offered whatever U.S. help was needed. Obama also said he's monitoring the potential impact of the tsunami on the U.S. very closely. He urges U.S. citizens to obey any orders to evacuate because of the tsunami threat. www.reuters.com
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Google Person Finder available after earthquake in Japan to help you get information about loved ones. goo.gl
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Want to help? Here is a list of charitable groups providing relief and seeking donations blogs.reuters.com
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Have commercial or military mobile generators been called in at the Fukushima Daiichi power station. The military should be able to get them there even if roads are problematic. If the power plant can't provide the cooling system power AND the grid can't provide power AND the backup generators can't provide power and the power plant is down to emergency cooling
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@Corinne Perkins Can we have More info about the Reactors please. what are the situation now are they shut down , if they are we have to know or be aware of the consequences e.g. does Japan relay 100% on nuclear power plant for electricity , if so what they will do since the restart of the plant will take approx 3 months
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Hawaii escapes tsunami damage while people flee their homes in parts of northern California as the earthquake-triggered tsunami begins to hit the West Coast. www.reuters.com
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Obama says there is no sign of leak at Japan nuclear plant yet www.reuters.com
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Scientists say, the closure of four nuclear power plants has highlighted the grave risk of inadequate back-up generators at U.S. facilities www.reuters.com
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The impact on U.S. companies:
- American Airlines canceled all of its Japan operations for Friday
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it had no reported injuries to its people and no impact to its building
- The earthquake threatens to crimp U.S.-bound exports of Japanese vehicles and parts in coming months
- Toyota Motor Corp has stopped production at two assembly plants and a parts factory in northern Japan
- Procter & Gamble Co temporarily suspended operations at one plant in Japan as a safety measure
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Japan nuclear agency TEPCO mulls lowering pressure in reactor www.reuters.com
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Tepco press release on power station stoppages: www.tepco.co.jp
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Tsunami risk to U.S. will hopefully be over in the next two to five hours says a senior official from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration www.reuters.com
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