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A precautionary action, so it is not really about overreacting, it is about taking the necessary precautions to avert the colossal event thats coming. one of the things thats really astounding right now is how the government that underreacted in terms of not taking out the most vulnerable populations in that 20 to 30 mile or 20 to 30 kilometer radius, where we now have children and pregnant women huddled in these makeshift shelters of their homes, many of them probably damaged by the earthquake...

A precautionary action, so it is not really about overreacting,{ it is about taking the necessary precautions to avert the colossal event thats coming. one of the things thats really astounding right now is how the government that underreacted in terms of not taking out the most vulnerable populations in that 20 to 30 mile or 20 to 30 kilometer radius, where we now have children and pregnant women huddled in these makeshift shelters of their homes, many of them probably damaged by the earthquake...

World on cnn international as well. were going to give you an overview of what happened the last day. we continue to follow the breaking news, the explosion now in reactor two, at the fukushima daiichi plant. the japanese government saying that anyone -- radiation levels are elevated around that plant. and that -- theyre saying that levels that can impact human health are being experienced around that, and that people in the immediate area around that plant should stay indoors. people within a c...

Seen obviously all around the world on cnn international as well. were going to give you an overview of what happened over the last day. we continue to follow the breaking news, the explosion now in reactor number 2 at the fukushima daiichi plant. the japanese government saying anyone -- that radiation levels are elevated around that plant and that -- theyre saying that levels that can impact human health are being experienced around that and that people in the immediate area around that plant s...

Obviously seen all around the world on cnn international as well. well give you an overview over the past few days. we continue to follow the breaking news, the explosion now in reactor number two. at the fukushima daiichi plant. the japanese government saying that anyone -- radiation levels are elevated around that plant. and that -- theyre saying that levels that can impact human health are being experienced around that, and that people in the immediate area around that plant should stay indoo...

Well be live until midnight on the east coast in the united states. we continue to follow the breaking news, the explosion now in reactor number two. at the fukushima daiichi plant. the japanese government saying that anyone -- radiation levels are elevated around that plant. and that -- theyre saying that levels that can impact human health are being experienced around that, and that people in the immediate area around that plant should stay indoors. people within a certain -- how many kilomete...

Generators. so if you want to know more about the earthquakes effect on japans nuclear reactors, check out cnn.com/international. we want to give you a about thor idea of the area were talking about now. look closer at weather conditions that could help or hinder any radiation release. meteorologist ivan cabrera at the international weather center for us. >> a lot of folks have been e-mailing and tweeting here, concerned about what the potential impacts, not only in japan, but worldwide could ...

Kilometers to the south and west or 150 miles. as we fly you into the plant, we have 20 kilometer radius evacuated because of potential radioactive leak. i want to pull this out because we do have communities spread, this is not densely populated here, but as we begin to pull out, if we have more radioactivity leaking here we begin to get into trouble because theres sendai to the north, 90 kilometers to the north, and deeper reds indicating denser population. sendai has 1 million people living i...

These substances are not dangerous at this stage. however, of course, there is now an excloougs zone. people are being evacuated in a 10 kilometer radius. there is a separate issue and this is what has come to life in the last hour or so. i wan to refer yo to a comment. now this is what he has told cnn he doesnt want to be identified. but a small amount has escaped into the air. that is a strong possibility that it was caused by a melting fuel rod. engineers continue to pump water in there to tr...

>> how dangerous of a situation is this? >> well, thats a question of some debate. theyre trying to get a better power supply to those plants. there are reports theyre trying to bring in more batteries, trying to bring in diesel generators to get more water purposed onto that core to keep it cool. in the meantime, they have staged evacuations around one of the plants, a ten kilometer radius. >> and some reports that maybe the u.s. government was trying to do something to help, is that true? >> t...