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The tsunami that hit Japan was over 26 ft high, or 8 meters.
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Reactor 2 has a small hydrogen explosion.
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Japan issued a 20 km evacuationzone, with a voluntary evacuation zone of 20-30 km. The US does not approve of the small area though, and has recommended an evacuation area of 80 km.
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Core 1, 2, and 3 all experience a complete meltdown.
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The emergency generators turn on to keep the reactors cool.
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The tsunami causes the emergency generators to loose their connection to the power grid.
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Because the generators are not working, the reactors' cores start to overheat.
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Reactor 3 starts leaking extremely radioactive water, and 2 people are hospitalized.
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Vitamin C was found to provide fair defense against radiation poisoning for many Japanese people in the area of Fukushima.
