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Japanese emperor deeply worried At least 10,000 people are feared dead following the disaster Japans Emperor Akihito has said he is deeply worried about the crisis his country is facing following last Fridays earthquake and tsunami. In an extremely rare appearance, the emperor went on live TV to make his first public comments on the disaster, and said he was praying for the people. He spoke after technicians temporarily abandoned a quake-crippled（严重毁坏）nuclear plant as radiation briefly surged（急剧上升）. The 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami has killed thousands of people. The stricken Fukushima Daiichi power facility has sent low levels of radiation wafting(飘送) into Tokyo, spreading alarm in the city and internationally. TV stations interrupted programming on Wednesday to show the emperor describing the crisis facing the nation as unprecedented in scale. The 77-year-old - deeply respected by many Japanese - said: I hope from the bottom of my heart that the people will, hand in hand, treat each other with compassion and overcome these difficult times. Survivors have been struggling with little food, water or heat, while about 450,000 people have been staying in temporary shelters, many sleeping on the floor of school gymnasiums(体育馆). At least 10,000 people are feared dead following the catastrophe, which pulverized(摧毁) swathes(细长的列) of the countrys north-east coast. In other developments: France urged its nationals in Tokyo to leave the country or move south; two Air France planes were sent to begin evacuation Australia advised its citizens to consider leaving Tokyo and the most damaged prefectures; Turkey warned against travel to Japan After losing $620bn (￡385bn) in the first two days of this week, Japans stock market rebounded to finish Wednesday up by 5.7% Click to play