Japan battled hard to contain a looming nuclear crisis as it faced threats of multiple meltdowns at three reactors damaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Kyodo news agency quoted the Miyagi police as saying the toll is likely to cross 10,000.Alarm bells also rang in southwestern Japan yesterday where the 1,421-metre Shinmoedake volcano erupted, shooting ash and rocks up into the sky. In a televised statement, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Japan is experiencing its biggest crisis since World War II. Japanese authorities scrambled to control overheating reactors and fresh radiation threats at the quake-hit Fukushima nuke reactor as the risk of a second explosion grew. Fukushima shut down three reactors after the tsunami.With the cooling systems at the Fukushima plants not functioning, frantic efforts are underway to stop fuel rods from overheating. If not controlled, it can lead to an explosion, resulting in radioactive material being released into the atmosphere. We spoke to NHK Hindi service Correspondent Munish Sharma in Tokyo for latest update about situation in Japan. Official sources told PTI that 30 Indians in Tanida centre of Tsunami area, found safe in the rehabilitation camp being shifted to hotel.The nuclear emergency in Japan triggered by the earthquake has renewed concerns in other countries about the safety of atomic power. In Germany, Chancellor Merkel has described the Japanese crisis as a turning point for the world. She said that the safety standards at her own country's nuclear power stations would now be reviewed.