Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
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Date
March 11, 2011
Type
World
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Okuma,
Fukushima,
Japan
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Science & Technology
Natural Disasters
Event Details
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, severely damaging the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
The loss of power led to core meltdowns in three reactors, making it the most severe nuclear incident since Chernobyl in 1986 and causing mass evacuations.