Another explosion at reactor two of the Fukushima power plant, late on Monday, (UK time) increased concerns as authorities admitted that the nuclear rods could melt and that radiation levels might rise further.
The plant started to fail after the earthquake and tsunami on Friday. First, a blast on Saturday on reactor one damaged the buildings. Then, earlier on Monday, another one occurred at reactor three, injuring eleven people. The latest, again on a different reactor, together with the lack of success with cooling the plant, means the situation and danger grows steadily worse and more serious.
The crisis does not seem close to ending, and Japan must also deal with a death toll rapidly rising through the thousands across the country. There are approximately 500,000 without homes following Friday’s events.
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