Crisis In Japan

      

     If you do not know by know, Japan has been painfully suffering a national devastation.  On Friday, March 11th an 8.9   earthquake hit the country followed by  a tsunami of great magnitude counteracting on the  northern coast.  Now the  government is scrambling to  try and stop a nuclear collapse at the Fukushima power plant.  Naoto Kan,the prime minister of Japan, has been quoted as saying,

"....this is the worst crisis his country has faced since the end of World War II."

As of Monday March 14, 350,000 people are homeless and 10,00 are dead. In the wake of the tragdey, come Tuesday morning brought more concern stemming from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Emergency efforts to conserve fresh sea water to cool down one of the three nuclear reactors which are failing to work properly. Fuel rods were likely exposed to air as water levels sunk, increasing the chances of melting.On top of this threat, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded 100 aftershocks.

Today, elevated levels of radiation have been discovered in milk and spinach. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano explained at a news conference that "...although radiation levels exceeded government safety standards, the tested food does not pose an immediate health risk." This is  the first time radiation has been found in food since March 11. Also, the Tokyo Fire Department continued spraying water on the 3rd nuclear reactor after stopping procedures so technicans could attach a power cable to  the Fukushima Daiichi plant in hopes of getting water pumps to cool down the fuel rods.