Silence falls on nuclear town

Silence falls on nuclear town

TOKAIMURA, Japan - Silence prevails Oct. 1 in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, the site of Japan's worst ever nuclear accident, as were advised to stay indoors.

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