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Japan / Earthquake / Nuclear Plant / Kesennuma #993840

CBS Evening News for Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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(Studio: Katie Couric) The status of the problems at the nuclear plant in earthquake-damaged Japan updated; scenes shown.

(Kesennuma, Japan: Lucy Craft) The reminders of the tsunami disaster in the fishing village of Kesennuma featured; scenes shown of thousands of shipwrecks and debris all over the decimated town; details given about the gargantuan cleanup. [Mayor Shigeru SUGAWARA†- {thru translator} says the ships get in the way and we need to get them back in the waters.] [Sanitation engineer Mitsuhiro SATO†- {thru translator} talks about the cleanup.]

Reporter(s):
Couric, Katie;
Craft, Lucy
Duration:
00:02:30

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