in their vehicles, killed in their vehicles, unable to get out in time. the bodies in this area have been taken away, they ve been collected. but there are dozens of cars scattered all throughout here. a lot of them were cars people were in, smashed up. but a lot of them were new cars being brought into the port. i want to just show you some of what s behind me. i walked around there with a camera a short time ago, just to give you a look. take a look. here in the port in sendai, there s dozens of cars that have just been tossed all around this entire area. this is actually a brand-new vehicle. you can tell the plastic is still on the front seat. there s still keys in the ignition. and in fact, there s a number of tractor-trailer trucks. i count, i think about four or five of them, which are actually loaded with brand-new vehicles which have been tossed around like kids toys by the power of the water. this is still attached to the tractor-trailer.
american teachers we ve been looking for. we ve been in contact with the parents of a young american teacher named paul fails. his parents, peter and mary have been very concerned about his whereabouts. he s in a town he was last seen in a town north of sendai, badly hit, a town called kesennuma. we ve made contact with this young american teacher, he s alive and okay. he s going to be reunited with his parents on this program a little later on in this hour. so there s a lot of good news to tell about you. but let s get to the breaking news, the developing situation. the nuclear emergency. i want to bring in our own dr. sanjay gupta here in sendai knows a lot about the effects of
plant has inning creased and i quote according to a government efficiently, increased levels that can impact human health. they re now saying anyone within a 30 kilometer radius of that plant should now remain indoors, should shelter in place. the location here in sendai where we are is about 64 kilometers from that plant. but this, certainly an issue of great concern for the people in this region. 30 kilometers now, previously they were giving an evacuation radius of 20 kilometers. this state from the chief cabinet secretary does seem to indicate a shift in tone and perhaps a worsening of the situation. we re trying to get as much information as we, but to be honest, information here is somewhat unreliable and we ve heard conflicting statements from government officials as well. and more importantly, from the officials who run that plant. it s a very fluid situation. obviously a very a situation of great concern to a lot of
the tractor-trailer has been flipped over on its side. as you can see, the tractor-trailer is over on its side like that. and then over here, one of the strangest things i ve seen today, actually another tractor-trailer filled with vehicles. about a half dozen vehicles, that s actually wrapped itself around a utility pole. picked up by the tsunami waters, just hitting that pole and literally just wrapping itself around it. it really gives you a sense of just how strong this water was, when it came ashore here in sendai. let s get a quick update with other stories we re following. isha? anderson, in libya, the opposition seems to be holding government forces at bay in brega. it s not clear who controls the town at this hour. government planes carried out air raids in a town about 40 minutes away. in the next hour, we ll get some more on this situation. contractors working to get the
them, which are actually loaded with brand new vehicles which have been tossed all around like kids toys by the power of the water. the tractor-trailer is flipped over on its side. as you can see, the tractor-trailer is on its side like that. over here is one of the strangest things i ve seen today. this is another tractor-trailer filled with vehicles that s actually wrapped itself around a utility pole. just picked up by the tsunami waters, hitting that pole and literally wrapping itself around it. it gives you a sense of how strong this water was when it came ashore here in sendai. we ll be right back.