Event:
Fukushima Daiichi disaster
March of 2011, a 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. The quake triggered a tsunami, topping at 14 meters (46 feet) high and ignited fires across the country. As cities collapsed and entire villages washed away, the worst of the disaster was only beginning at the seaside Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
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"Rare Video: Japan Tsunami" from National Geographic
"Japan's Tsunami Caught On Camera" from Channel 4 HD
"Fukushima Reactor 1 Explosion" from AgoraVox France
"Fukushima Reactor 3 Explosion" from AgoraVox France
"Japan Tsunami Wave Smashes into Nuclear Plant" from On Demand News
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Fukushima_faced_14-metre_tsunami_2303113.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirconium
https://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/world/asia/japan-fukushima-suicides/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2012/07/05/inocencio-japan-fukushima-probe.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/world/asia/japan-tepco-report/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2013/08/21/nr-hancocks-fukushima-emergency.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/27/world/asia/japan-fukushima-leak-warning/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2011/11/29/inocencio-japan-fukushima-chief.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2013/09/02/japan-fukushima-radiation-hancocks-pkg.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2013/11/19/lklv-lah-fukushima-update.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/world/asia/japan-fukushima-fuel-rods/index.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16334434
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jan/11/fukushima-50-kamikaze-pilots-sacrifice
https://www.foxnews.com/world/japans-nuclear-rescuers-inevitable-some-of-them-may-die-within-weeks
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https://www.britannica.com/event/Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-of-2011/Aftermath-of-the-disaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster