Following the tsunami attack on Japan, there are already some additional adverse effects as current reports state of a threat of the Nuclear Reactor in Fukushima, Japan might melt.
There are some reports that four people who worked in the Nuclear Reactor died and there were some explosions that caused part of the walls in the Reactor to collapse.
It’s still unclear what is the actual damage caused by the Nuclear Reactor and how contaminated the region around it, due to the disruption in the Nuclear Reactor .
Up to now, the tsunami caused the death of over 1,300 people due to the tsunami attack which was caused by an earthquake at a 8.8 on the Richter scale.
For further reading
- Tsunami attacked the shores of Japan
- Oil prices outlook– 11 March
- Japan Nuclear Reactor Faces Meltdown Threat