Japan: Radiation 1,000 times higher than normal

Japan says radiation levels surged outside of a nuclear plant, expanding the area subject to evacuation, according to AP.
Radiation 1,000 times higher than normal has been detected at the plant, according to Kyodo News.
The Japanese government late Friday had issued an official emergency at the nuclear power plant and evacuated thousands after its reactor shut down and it had problems with its cooling system.
Japan's nuclear safety agency had earlier said that they were releasing vapor to reduce the pressure inside the nuclear plant's reactor, but that it would not affect the environment or human health.