partial quote from previous article on 7.7 Earthquake:
Tsunami comes weeks after 15th anniversary of 2011 meltdown
Today's tsunami waves came just weeks after the 15th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as the government looks to restart nuclear reactors around the country to bolster nuclear as a stable energy source.
More than 22,000 people were killed in that tsunami, and nearly half a million people had to flee their homes. Thousands have still not returned to their homes in Fukushima, where concerns remain about radiation.
Across the area of the three reactors that suffered a meltdown, there is also a massive amount of radioactive soil, enough to fill 11 baseball stadiums. Then there's also at least 880 tons of melted fuel debris in the meltdown reactors, where dangerous radiation levels persist.
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