Fukushima fears renewed after magnitude 7.4 earthquake, tsunami hit Japan

A tsunami in Japan. — AFP/File

The recent magnitude 7.4 earthquake has sparked concerns about what had happened in 2011 when a 9.0 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan.

The massive tsunami that followed, reaching a height of up to thirty metres (98 feet), was followed by the meltdown of three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant, which was completely wrecked by the…

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