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Away from the reactor than they had expected to and water. >> that's exactly right. the world health organization is saying it's far more serious than what they -- what they thought. basically spinach and milk is where they've located higher levels of radiation in both those products. so a ban has been placed on those products in the region that is close to the fukushima daiichi power plant. as far as water goes, high levels of iodine have been found in drinking water around that plant. and authorities have banned or i should say refrained people from drinking that water. they say, however tha...

Buried underneath rubble after that massive earthquake that struck on saturday. the chilean government is struggling to get relief supplies to survivors, the death toll, now over 700. many fear that that number will rise substantially. phil keating is just arriving in santiago, chile. give us the latest, phil, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: we're seeing efforts going on under big piles of rubble and happening south of santiago, the towns of concepcion and constitucion. the capitol did suffer dramatic damage on its own. this is a section of a major multi-nation, north to south, contine...

Are pockets. that there are holes, there are crevices, where people could still be alive inside that rubble. but for a period of about 40 hours, they had made no discoveries. they were hampered in their efforts by a fire that had been spreading underneath rubble. they were able to get that under control. now, the search is ongoing. family members here desperate for any news they can get about their loved ones. they've been posting signs and sharing their stories with reporters, trying to hear anything. good or bad with regards to the feet of their loveland's. >> chris, is so tough to hear. and...

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Tornado, that sounds really terrifying. >> reporter: it is terrifying. you have to understand that these people just last night at about this time were stumbling out of the debris of their home and didn't know where they were and didn't know where their loved ones were. they finally caught their breath during the day today and then they've been pounded by one, two, three severe thunderstorm events during the day today. with very similar characteristics. those large hail stones you were just talking about. the strong driving wind. and these punishing cold rains as well. it's made it very diffic...