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AUDIO: Japan correspondent tells story behind Fukushima

 http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/06/27/3790863.htm?site=conversations Mark Willacy tells the story of the massive 2011 tsunami that rocked Japan, and the resulting catastrophe at the Fukushima nuclear power station. He’s been the ABC’s North Asia correspondent for some years, and won his second Walkley for his coverage of the 2011 Japan tsunami and nuclear disasters.

The earthquake on 11 March 2011 was one of the largest ever recorded, and the resulting massive tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people. The waves rolled over the walls of the Fukushima nuclear reactor, and the result was a meltdown and the ejection of radioactive material into the air.

Mark reveals in his new book Fukushima why the catastrophe should not have happened.

July 1, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual