March 11, 2011. For six long minutes, an earthquake in Japan.
The magnitude 9 earthquake is the strongest ever recorded in the archipelago since there are machines that can measure the intensity of shaking.
The epicenter is located in the Pacific Ocean. A series of waves begin to hit the Japanese coast. Growing up, becoming stronger.
In the half-hour, it's a water surge that destroys everything in its path. Nearly 19,000 people are killed or missing.
Unfortunately, this natural disaster clicks another disaster. The tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi. The waves destroy the electrical system causing the cooling of the unit 1 system.
On March 12, an explosion destroyed the building's walls, which houses one of the reactors. Firefighters and engineers fail to prevent melting the hearts of three of the six reactors at the plant. The worst nuclear accident in history since Chernobyl in 1986 is underway.
This is also the worst disaster in Japan since World War II.
This is to evacuate the area urgently. Nearly 150,000 people to leave their homes. An important exclusion zone around the plant is established.
Four years after the disaster, radioactive water leakage and radiation emissions continue to pose significant problems. 85% of the evacuees have still not been allowed to return home.
The Fukushima disaster has forced Japan to put 48 reactors stopped. But after many months without nuclear energy, the government wants to boost production. Four reactors have passed safety tests and will be commissioned in June. The opposition has taken legal action to prevent it. Currently, two-thirds of Japanese say they are openly hostile to nuclear energy.
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