Freitag, 11. März 2011, 14:46 Uhr Ortszeit: In Japan bebt die Erde. Die Erschütterungen, die auf der Richterskala für Erdbeben eine Stärke zwischen Acht und Neun erreichen, lösen einen Tsunami mit bis zu zehn Meter hohen Flutwellen aus. In der Folge fallen in zwei japanischen Atomkraftwerken die Kühlsysteme aus.
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