Japan begins grim relief mission with towns flooded, thousands reported missing_gottaremovethis_ Sun Mar 13 12:00 EDT 2011_gottaremovethis_ Rescue teams searched through matchstick rubble Saturday for thousands of people missing in flooded areas of northeastern Japan, beginning one of the most complex relief efforts in history. _gottaremovethis_ Author: Chico Harlan_gottaremovethis_
Japanese nuclear plants' operator scrambles to avert meltdowns_gottaremovethis_ Sun Mar 13 12:00 EDT 2011_gottaremovethis_ Japanese authorities said Sunday that efforts to restart the cooling system at one of the reactors damaged by Friday's earthquake had failed, a major setback in the struggle to contain what has become the most serious nuclear power crisis in a quarter century. _gottaremovethis_ Author: Steven Mufson_gottaremovethis_