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Rods had been fully exposed. the radioactive readings have gone up, and they have evacuated operators not directly involve with the most urgent of the evacuations there. the damage was done in the suppression pool. you have a nuclear reactor, you have the rods right near, radio. you need to keep the temperatures cool to keep from having a meltdown. theyre fully exposed. that raises the risk of a full meltdown. now there is a problem in the suppression pool, evacuation of the operators being carr...

Cities have just been completely annihilated, their number one priority is trying to, i guess, rebuild their lives. theyre returning to their homes, what remains of their homes. and trying to salvage whatever they possibly can. theyre walking out of the structures, some of the structures, mind you, are still standing. their walking out with bedding, clothing. but at the end of the day, everything has been completely ruined. they also talking about the fact that, you know, they cant get in touch ...

Yards away. again, its going to take a lot of time and it is very slow going here and its very dangerous and difficult work. >> anderson cooper on the ground for us in sendai. anderson cooper just getting a sense of the needs and the challenges. anna koren also in japan and anna is getting a painful firsthand look at the rising death toll. anna, you were out with the people searching for survivors, but more often than not, theyre finding the sad alternative, arent they? >> reporter: we have got ...

I believe we have re-established our connection with anna. anna, you were out helping to look for survivors, and when searchers go door to door, more often than not, theyre finding a sad alternative? >> reporter: thats right, we were with this military team and they were hoping to find survivors, i spoke to one rescue mission literally within minutes, they went to a door, they walked inside and they came out with a body. and that is the harsh reality, that there is so much devastation and that i...