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Global quake disaster prompts U S aid plans and evacuations
President Obama voiced condolences as Japan faced emergencies at five nuclear reactors after Friday’s devastating quake. Authorities ordered evacuations, radiation levels spiked at least at one facility, and ten reactors were shut down. U.S. aid, FEMA activation, and Coast Guard readiness followed, with officials warning of aftershocks and seeking to assist Japan and potentially affected U.S. areas.
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Japan
Obama
Yukio Edano
Irwin Redlener
Columbia University
U.S
Marianas Islands
Hawaii
West Coast
Coast Guard
Bill Daley
Washington
Federal Emergency Management Agency
White House
Pentagon
David Lapan
State Department
Department
Tokyo
United States
PJ. Crowley
John Roos
Middle East
Crowley
FEMA
Craig Fugate
Pacific
Joe Biden
Chisinau
Moldova
Vlad Filat
Biden