Radiation fears spark panic purchases
By Terril Yue Jones | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-16 08:06
People shop for food from an almost empty shelf at a store in Tokyo on Tuesday. Kyodo Via Reuters |
TOKYO - Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant north of the city, causing some to leave the capital and others to stock up on food and supplies.
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