Japan quake: Battle to keep control of nuclear plant
Japan says it is stepping up efforts to cool overheating fuel at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Helicopters dumped tonnes of seawater to try to prevent a meltdown of fuel rods, and media reports said water cannon had now joined in the operation on the ground.
Pallab Ghosh reports.
17 Mar 2011
- From the section Asia-Pacific