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SOMA (Japan) - Warnings of a possible nuclear catastrophe and the shortage of food, water and supplies fuelled growing panic in Japan yesterday, forcing many residents to move to safer areas or flee the country.
Last night, a 6.0-magnitude quake also hit eastern Japan - the epicentre was located in Shizuoka prefecture, about 120km southwest of Tokyo.
An explosion and a fire yesterday at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by the deadly tsunami on Friday.
The fire in the No 4 reactor punctured two holes in the wall of its outer building, releasing radioactive materials directly into the atmosphere and exposing the spent fuel pool. Officials said a blast in the No 2 reactor may have also damaged the surrounding container.
The government ordered 140,000 people living within 30km of the plant to stay indoors and make their homes airtight.
"The possibility of further radioactive leakage is heightening," Prime Minister Naoto Kan said in an address to the nation. "I know that people are very worried but I would like to ask you to act calmly."
Levels of 400 millisieverts per hour were recorded near the plant's No 4 reactor. Exposure to over 100 millisieverts a year is a level which can lead to cancer, according to the World Nuclear Association.
Tokyo, about 270km away, reported slightly elevated radiation levels, but officials said the increase was too small to threaten the 39 million people in and around the capital.
"Radioactive material will reach Tokyo but it is not harmful to humans because it will be dissipated by the time it gets to Tokyo," said Mr Koji Yamazaki, professor at Hokkaido University graduate school of environmental science.
Radiation readings had fallen significantly last night and the United Nations weather agency said winds were dispersing radioactive material over the Pacific Ocean, away from Japan and other Asian countries.
But amid confusion, some Japanese accused the government of hiding the truth about possible radiation risks.
"I don't think they are telling us the truth. Maybe even they don't know," said 63-year-old innkeeper Toshiaki Kiuchi from Soma, 50km north of the stricken nuclear plant.
The Japanese media also criticised the government and nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co for their failure to provide enough information about the incident.
The escalating crisis continued to drag stock markets down yesterday. Japan's Nikkei index fell as much as 14 per cent before ending down 10.6 per cent, compounding a slide of 6.2 per cent the day before.
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