Six sue Fukushima nuclear plant operator over thyroid cancer


A huge earthquake on Mar 11, 2011, triggered a tsunami that caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant. - YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

TOKYO (AFP): Six young people will sue the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday (Jan 27) over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation after the facility's meltdown.

The plaintiffs, now aged between 17 and 27, were living in the Fukushima region when a huge earthquake on March 11, 2011 triggered a tsunami that caused the nuclear disaster.

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