On 12 March 2011, in the immediate wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, several reactors were badly struck by the tsunami and the Japanese government declared an "atomic power emergency" and evacuated thousands of residents living close to TEPCO's Fukushima I plant.
March 2011 several reactors were badly struck by the tsunami and the Japanese government declared an "atomic power emergency". This was on 12. This was in the immediate wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. This was in the immediate wake of tsunami. March 2011 several reactors were badly evacuated thousands of residents. This was on 12. This was in the immediate wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. This was in the immediate wake of tsunami. These residents were living close to TEPCO's Fukushima I plant.