Fears of full meltdown as more smoke rising from Fukushima rectors

Three workers have been exposed to harmful radioactive elements while working at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. Two of them have been hospitalised. There have been reports of a rise in temperature and new plumes of smoke rising from the facility's most troubled reactor. Engineers are attempting to restore the cooling system of the facility, damaged by the devastating earthquake.

• 2011-03-24T17:03:01+00:00
• Duration: 02:25

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