Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quake
January 10, 2024 | 13:00
Three-metre (10-foot) tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, a nuclear plant in Japan in the recent earthquake, its operator told AFP on Wednesday more than a week after the incident.
Japan government, Fukushima operator told to pay US$3.8m over nuclear disaster
February 21, 2019 | 09:35
TOKYO: A Japanese court on Wednesday (Feb 20) awarded nearly US$4 million (S$5.41 million) in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
Quake survivors' misery as Italy counts the cost
May 31, 2012 | 09:17
Rescue workers ended their search for survivors on Wednesday after a second killer earthquake in northeastern Italy claimed 17 lives and caused millions of euros of damage.
Death toll rises to 16 in quake-struck Italy
May 30, 2012 | 09:47
A strong earthquake on Tuesday rocked northeastern Italy, killing at least 16 people and injuring 350 just days after another quake in the same region wrought death and destruction.
Quake in Turkey kills three, topples buildings
November 10, 2011 | 09:25
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake killed at least three people in eastern Turkey, less than three weeks after a massive quake killed more than 600 in the same area, state-run TRT television reported.
Teenager saved days after Turkey quake as toll reaches 550
October 25, 2011 | 10:00
Snow blanketed quake-hit eastern Turkey Thursday, while emergency crews found a teenager alive in the rubble more than 100 hours after the disaster even as the death toll climbed to 550.
Over 25 killed in Myanmar quake: officials
March 25, 2011 | 11:03
At least 25 people were killed and dozens of buildings destroyed when a strong earthquake struck Myanmar near the Thai border, officials from both countries said Friday.
Japan struggles to avert nuclear plant meltdown
March 14, 2011 | 12:32
Japan raced to avert a meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant Monday as the death toll from the disaster on the ravaged northeast coast was forecast to exceed 10,000.
Blast at Japan nuke plant; 10,000 missing after quake
March 13, 2011 | 10:03
An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown after a massive earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.
Record quake unleashes tsunami on Japan
March 11, 2011 | 20:48
The strongest earthquake ever to hit Japan Friday unleashed a terrifying 10-metre tsunami that washed away homes and tossed ships inland, with a nuclear plant among multiple sites set ablaze.
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