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This is world won live from london. the latest from japan. the cooling system in the number two reactor in the fukushima power plant in japan has failed. the number one and number three reactors have experienced the same problem followed by explosions in the buildings surrounding the reactors. nhk has reported that number two reactor lost its cooling function. we want to remind you where the hardest hit cities and towns. sendai is close to the quake's epicenter. kesennuma still closer. worth noting here, fukushima, where the two power plants have been damaged. authorities have released radioac...

>> they go door to door, right? >> yes, they do. >> we heard the police as they were going down the streets and telling everybody the tsunami was coming so thanks very much for keeping us up to date on what's happening there as far as aiding people. we'll no doubt touch base with you again throughout our show. thank you very much. >> meanwhile, one of the major concerns is the nuclear power plants that power the country of japan and how they're doing. we're seeing reports of some serious problems at one nuclear reactor in particular in japan as the death toll has now risen to 44. let's go to g...

Reactor. it's already pouring water into reactors one and three to cool them. they've been desperately trying to keep temperatures down at the nuclear reactor. the cooling function is not working, and there's a concern about overheating, and a new threat of explosion there. it comes after a blast yesterday at unit one where they worked hard to prevent a nuclear meltdown. this shows just how serious the problem really is. 170,000 people -- 200,000 people have been evacuated, and just so you know, japan's nuclear safety agency rates it at a level four on a scale of one to seven. chernobyl was se...

Behind you, what is the latest you're hearing on the nuclear plants? >> reporter: alex, this is a country that's facing three triple disasters, a quake, a tsunami, and now two damaged nuclear reactors. in terms of the meltdown question, the situation seems to be changing minute by minute. earlier today, we heard that there was a partial meltdown that was under way. a government spokesman has recently spoken and said that that is not the case, there is no meltdown. now, obviously, they're trying to play it down. they are, obviously, very concerned about whether or not there's any panic, people ...

Prefecture alone. let's go live again to our london bureau where nbc's tazeen ahmed is keeping an eye on the developments. what is the latest you're hearing, especially relative to the nuclear plants? >> reporter: good morning, alex. the government's trying to keep this disaster from getting worse. that's their key concern. they're desperately trying to keep temperatures down at the second nuclear reactor number three. the cooling function is not working and there is concern of overheating and a new threat of explosion there it comes after a blast yesterday at the same plant, fukushima unit nu...