- Death toll expected to exceed 10,000 from the quake and...

- Death toll expected to exceed 10,000 from the quake and tsunami, public broadcaster NHK says. Strong aftershocks persisting in the stricken area.

- Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which is 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, have risen above the safety limit. An explosion blew the roof off at reactor No. 1.

- About 300,000 people evacuated nationwide and almost 2 million households without power in the freezing north.

Yeah 'spose could have been worse.

TTR.