Japan is facing growing fears radioactivity from an earthquake-stricken nuclear power station has contaminated food and water supplies. Japanese officials say they have discovered radioactivity above the legal limit in 11 types of vegetables near the Fukushima Daiichi facility, as well as in water at a Tokyo purifying plant. The Japanese government has warned residents not to eat the vegetables and to avoid giving tap water to infants in Tokyo. The warning comes as emergency work to repair the Daiichi plant was halted today after smoke began to rise. Workers were forced to evacuate for the second time in three days. James Lyons of the International Atomic Energy Agency said the exact source of radiation leaking from the plant remains unknown.

James Lyons: “We continue to see radiation coming from the site. The levels are — and the question is, is where exactly is that coming from? Is it coming from the reactor units, the primary containment vessels or from the spent fuel pools? So, you know, without the ability to go up there and actually poke around, it’s hard to determine.”

The Japanese government says the earthquake and tsunami have killed more than 9,300 people, with another 13,786 missing. The estimate of the damages has climbed to over $309 billion.