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There are a great many things to see, read and absorb about the disaster in Japan. This video, though, simply and quickly tells you so much.

Keep up with CBC’s coverage of the disaster in Japan.

This morning, we learned that the Japanese government is warning residents within 30 kilometres of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, in northeastern Japan, to stay indoors to avoid possible contamination. You can read more about that here.

That made us wonder: what does a 30-kilometre radius look like, and what might that mean here?

Above is a map showing what a similar radius would mean in the St. John’s area. As you can see, it would cover much of the Northeast Avalon.