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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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Firefighter in nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Toyohiko Tomioka, chief of the Hyper Rescue Squad of the Tokyo Fire Department, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, upon returning from a dousing mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Tomioka, who was teary-eyed throughout the conference, said he felt sorry for the families of those spraying water into the crippled No. 3 reactor, exposing themselves to the dangers of radiation.

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Firefighter in nuclear crisis mission

TOKYO, Japan - Toyohiko Tomioka, chief of the Hyper Rescue Squad of the Tokyo Fire Department, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 19, 2011, upon returning from a dousing mission at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Tomioka, who was teary-eyed throughout the conference, said he felt sorry for the families of those spray water into the crippled No. 3 reactor, exposing themselves to the dangers of radiation. (Kyodo)