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Video - Doctor Warns of 'Emotional Fallout' After Japan Disaster

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BBC NEWS Asia - Pacific - April 7, 2011

An earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1, has hit the north-east coast of Japan and put the region on high alert, triggering a tsunami warning which was lifted after 90 minutes.

A doctor has warned of a complicated "emotional fallout" for children following repeated aftershocks and problems at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Dr Unni Krishnan, from charity Plan International, said it is important that children and parents are provided with psychosocial care and emotional support.

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