France and Australia called on Wednesday for their citizens to either leave Japan or move from the quake and tsunami-hit regions and parts which are under threat of radiation. Large parts of eastern Japan were left devastated after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast on Friday, sparking a powerful tsunami. A series of aftershocks have since caused blasts and fires at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Complex, raising fears of a nuclear meltdown. Air France said it will organize additional flights for those who want to leave Japan. The Australian government also expressed concerns over its citizens and recommended they also leave Japan. The French Embassy had already warned its nationals on Tuesday to leave Japan before the imminent arrival of a radiation cloud in Tokyo carried by yesterday`s southerly wind. A fire broke out in reactor No. 3 at Japan`s quake-damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant on Wednesday morning. The blaze followed two fires at reactor No. 4 and hydrogen blasts at reactors 1, 2 and 3. Japanese media reported a new fire at the Fukushima plant early on Wednesday. Local television showed white smoke pouring from the No.4 reactor mid-morning. The previous fire at the 4th reactor of the plant on Tuesday resulted in a radiation leak. Japanese authorities suspended on Wednesday operations to prevent a possible nuclear meltdown after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility. The government also evacuated all residents within a 20-kilometer radius of the Fukushima plant as well as the workers at the plant and announced a no-fly zone over it to avoid the spread of radiation. Fears of a large-scale nuclear disaster remain high in Japan as the country continues desperate efforts to contain the looming crisis. More than 3,600 people died and over 7,500 are missing and about 1,990 people have been injured in the wake of a series of natural disasters that hit Japan last week, police reported on Wednesday. Fears of the radioactive threat are rising among journalists as well. Two television crews from New Zealand on Tuesday raced from Sendai to Niigata across the snow-laden Japanese Alps after their editors took an executive decision to pull them out of Japan. Unable to find flights at Niigata`s crammed airport before Friday, the crews took the bullet train to Tokyo hoping to find a flight out of Japan.