tsunami

Water leaks indicate new damage at Fukushima nuclear plant

At Fukushima plant, a million-tonne headache: Radioactive water

1:57 pm October 5, 2019

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan): In the grounds of the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant sits a million-tonne headache for the plant’s operators and Japan’s government: tank after tank of water contaminated with radioactive elements. What to do with the enormous amount of water, which grows by around 150 tonnes a day, is a […]

At least one dead after strong earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia

11:45 am September 26, 2019

Ambon City (Indonesia): At least one person has died and another is missing after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands Thursday, destroying homes and triggering landslides. Terrified people ran into the streets as buildings fell in around them after the 6.5-magnitude quake hit at around 8:45 local time (0045 GMT). An official from […]

Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS

9:20 am September 26, 2019

Jakarta: A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 37 kilometres offshore northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8:46 am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. There […]

Japan court acquits ex-TEPCO executives over Fukushima disaster

11:23 am September 19, 2019

Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former officials from the firm that operated the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the only criminal trial to stem from the 2011 disaster. The three former executives from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) had faced up to five years in prison if convicted of professional negligence resulting in […]

No tsunami threat to India due to Indonesia quake: MoES official

10:46 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: There is no tsunami threat to India following the high-intensity earthquake in Indonesia Friday evening, a senior official said here. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), a 6.9 intensity quake hit southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia, at 5.30 pm (IST). “We had issued a tsunami alert after the earthquake. We have now […]