The owner and operator of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan has suspended the discharge of treated water into the sea and evacuated all staff to higher ground following a tsunami warning this morning.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said the discharge of treated water was stopped at 09:05 local time.
The company confirmed all staff had left the Fukushima site, about 250 km north of Tokyo, and “no injuries have been reported at this time”.