Japan steps up reactor cooling operation
Japan says it is stepping up efforts to cool reactors at the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Army helicopters dumped tonnes of water to try to prevent a meltdown of fuel rods. Water cannon will join the operation shortly and it is hoped electricity will be restored soon.
Increasing alarm has been expressed in the US at the crisis.
The confirmed death toll from Friday's 9.0 magnitude quake, which triggered a tsunami, has risen above 5,000.
The BBC's Dominic Kane reports.
17 Mar 2011
- From the section Asia-Pacific