11 mar 2011 año - Fukushima nuclear accident

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The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan which began on 11 March 2011. The proximate cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in electrical grid failure and damaged nearly all of the power plant's backup energy sources.

Date: 11 March 2011; 13 years ago
Location: Ōkuma and Futaba, Fukushima, Japan
Outcome: INES Level 7 (major accident)
Deaths: 1 suspected from radiation (lung cancer, 4 years later), and over 1700 from evacuation-related stress primarily among the elderly.
Non-fatal injuries: 6 with cancer or leukemia,
16 with physical injuries due to hydrogen explosions. 2 workers hospitalized with radiation burns
Displaced: 164,000+ local residents

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