Japanese power plant is safe in super typhoon

The powerful Roke storm yesterday swept across the Fukushima I power plant shortly after a seismic hit, but the nuclear facility was not seriously damaged.

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Around 22:00 yesterday, the mind of the super typhoon with the strongest wind recorded up to 216 km / hour about 280 km northeast of Tokyo. The storm passed through the region once suffered the tsunami disaster 11/3, AFP reported

The large wave caused by the super typhoon Roke struck the breakwater in Udono, belonging to Kiho seaport, central Mie province. (Photo: AP)

In the middle of the night, Roke stormed through the Fukushima I nuclear power plant, where workers were racing against time to protect buildings and reactors, which experienced radiation leaks from the March. The situation gets worse when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurs just before the storm hits. However, there have been no reports of damage to both the earthquake and super typhoon Roke at Fukushima I.

"We have not received any information about any abnormalities or problems after the storm and earthquake," spokesman Hajime Motojuku of Tepco Electric Company, which operates the Fukushima I plant, said. . "Our cooling system is still working normally, but we will thoroughly check to see if there is any damage to the outside walls and other areas of the plant."

At least 6 people were killed and 6 others were missing because of super typhoon Roke since it affected the east coast of Japan. NHK said that 199 people were injured in heavy rains that hit many areas of eastern Japan.

About one million people are warned to leave home to evacuate, due to the risk of heavy rain that could cause widespread flooding. Many local officials also warned people about the risk of landslides due to heavy rain. Many highways are closed while ferry routes between Japanese islands must stop working. About 450 flights were delayed, leaving 45,000 passengers stranded at airports. Many trains of Japanese railways are also influenced by super typhoon Roke.

Moving path of Hurricane Roke. (Graphic: Ausbt)

Hurricane Roke made landfall in Japan shortly after Typhoon Talas also swept through central China and claimed about 100 lives. This is the most deadly storm in Japan within 3 decades.

The above storms continue to put Japan ahead of many difficulties, in the context of the consequences of the tsunami earthquake in March has not been completely overcome. The 9-magnitude seismic and tsunami waves of more than 15m make more than 20,000 people dead and missing. The Fukushima I nuclear power plant was damaged because the tsunami also followed the worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.