TEPCO officials at the Fukushima nuclear plant are monitoring a spent fuel rod cooling system malfunction that water has since has been shut off to after a powerful earthquake struck the area.

Several tsunami waves are reportedly striking the area including the already damaged plant.

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Emergency sirens could be heard wailing in the affected area.

This is a developing story.

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