Authorities are starting to say this could be worse than Chernobyl, particularly some experts in India.

Also, Europe's Energy Chief said that:
the nuclear site was "effectively out of control," with the cooling systems not working. "As a result we are somewhere between a disaster and a major disaster," he said.

And US officials are saying:
U.S. officials are alarmed at how the Japanese are handling the escalating nuclear reactor crisis and fear that if they do not get control of the plants within the next 24 to 48 hours they could have a situation that will be "deadly for decades."

Sean