2011 Sendai Earthquake News Round-Up:

Nuclear Crisis: Second hydrogen explosion occurs as predicted at troubled Fukushima Daiichi’s No. 3 reactor (see video below); explosion damages building, injures workers, leaves reactor container intact; radiation levels within legal limits following blast; Anderson Cooper following second explosion: “Should I get out of here?”; fuel rods exposed at No.2 reactor, meltdown possible; USS Ronald Reagan crew exposed to month’s worth of radiation in an hour after aircraft carrier passes through radioactive cloud; radioactive releases could last months; another invaluable NYT infographic: How a Reactor Shuts Down and What Happens in a Meltdown.

Latest Figures: Official death toll stands at 1,627; Kyodo: 5,000 dead or missing, 450,000 evacuated; reminder: How you can help.

Videos:

Harrowing street-level footage of tsunami flooding the city of Kesennuma in the hard-hit Miyagi Prefecture.

Tsunami waves overtake seawall in Miyako.

60-year-old Hiromitsu Shinkawa was found floating on his roof 10 miles from shore and safely rescued.

[photo: reuters via infocus.]

(Source: thedailywhat)