Tsunami striking at Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant

Tsunami striking at Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Handout combination photo shows tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake, sweeping over a coastal levee as it approaches and inundates fuel oil tanks of the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Fukushima Prefecture on March 11, 2011. (Photos provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.) (Kyodo)

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