A British search and rescue team has arrived in Japan to assist in the recovery efforts. 

10 thousand people are now thought to have died in the quake and resulting tsunami. 

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Attention is focussed on the nuclear plant at Fukushima where fuel rods have become fully exposed. 

The company running the reactors say they are doing everything they can to lower the temperature and stabilise the plant. 

The British Government's chief scientific adviser, Sir John Beddington says they still have options available.

CLIP