Eight days after the earthquake 9.0 Richter Scale and a tsunami that devastated three areas spent in the federal state level in Japan, namely, Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi. Thousands of lives have been broken in the accident.
Today, the Japanese police data on the number of disaster victims up to 18,000 people, far more than previous estimates of 10,000.
confirmed by the data, the highest number of 7,197 deaths, while others reported 10 905 officially listed as missing. So far around 09 000 time Saturday, March 19, 2011 has reached the number of people killed 18,102 people.
Hopes of finding survivors under the rubble in the face of reduced cold hit northeastern Japan - makes the snow-covered area of disaster. The discovery of a young man from the rubble eight days trapped between Kesennuma is a miracle.
The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami hit much higher than 7.2 on the Richter scale echo of Kobe in 1995 has caused. At that time, 6,434 people were killed.
However, the police started to exchange numbers. As this is not the number of casualties occurred in the region affected by the tsunami on the coast and disappeared.
Previously, as indicated Kyodo News, the mayor of in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, said Wednesday that the number of citizens, about 10,000 people have lost. If today's news agency, NHK reported, about 10,000 people missing in the port city Minamisanriku in the same prefecture.
The earthquake and tsunami, Japan, Friday, 11 March 2011 rolled disaster was the deadliest since 1923 - the year they joined the Great Kanto earthquake disaster (the great Kanto earthquake) that killed 142,000 people.
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3000 The Japanese Earthquake Victims
More than 3,000 people killed in Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster has been confirmed. But the number of victims is estimated more than that recorded.
According to NHK pages, while more than 15 thousand others still missing. On this day some 2,000 people were found safe in a town in Miyagi Prefecture. This area there are 1337 deaths already confirmed.
In Iwate Prefecture there are 1193 who have died have been confirmed, as many as 494 people were killed Fukushima, Aomori 3 people were killed, and Yamagata 1 person killed. In the Kanto region, dozens of people died in the disaster, including the 7 people in Tokyo.
While associated with damage to a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the Fukushima No. 1, National Police Agency said all residents in a radius of 20 kilometers from the power plant had been evacuated.
Police and the Japanese Self Defense Forces to guide citizens to save themselves from radiation leaks from nuclear. They worked all night to do the relocation of 450 hospital patients and residents of nursing homes by bus, and the last 96 patients were flown by helicopter.
The police car was also on patrol in a radius of 20-30 kilometers from the factory and urged residents to stay home with the windows closed.
According to NHK pages, while more than 15 thousand others still missing. On this day some 2,000 people were found safe in a town in Miyagi Prefecture. This area there are 1337 deaths already confirmed.
In Iwate Prefecture there are 1193 who have died have been confirmed, as many as 494 people were killed Fukushima, Aomori 3 people were killed, and Yamagata 1 person killed. In the Kanto region, dozens of people died in the disaster, including the 7 people in Tokyo.
While associated with damage to a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the Fukushima No. 1, National Police Agency said all residents in a radius of 20 kilometers from the power plant had been evacuated.
Police and the Japanese Self Defense Forces to guide citizens to save themselves from radiation leaks from nuclear. They worked all night to do the relocation of 450 hospital patients and residents of nursing homes by bus, and the last 96 patients were flown by helicopter.
The police car was also on patrol in a radius of 20-30 kilometers from the factory and urged residents to stay home with the windows closed.
Tragedy of Japan: Victims around 1200 People
Japanese police estimated that the number of people, who were killed or remain missing due to the earthquake and tsunami, to Saturday morning, about 1,200 people. More than a thousand homes were destroyed by the disaster that struck the coast of northeastern Japan on Friday.
Kyodo news agency, citing Japanese police reports, revealed that the death toll currently at least 398 people. In addition, 805 people remain missing after the quake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale (SR), followed by a tsunami up to as high as 10 meters.
However, according to the latest news from twitter account Embassy in Tokyo, the death toll increases and the missing dwindled. A total of 612 dead and about 700 missing, according to a message Embassy in Tokyo via Twitter by quoting local media.
Currently the search of victims is still ongoing, authorities worry that the number of people killed could reach more than 1,000 lives. The earthquake on Friday is believed to be the biggest in more than 100 years in Japanese history.
"This is the largest earthquake since the Meiji Era [19th century]. It is feared more than 1,000 people died," said Chief Cabinet Minister Yukio Edano, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
Search the victim is still ongoing and the authorities now also have to fight hard to overcome the destruction of a facility of a nuclear reactor to prevent radioactive leaks.
Kyodo news agency, citing Japanese police reports, revealed that the death toll currently at least 398 people. In addition, 805 people remain missing after the quake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale (SR), followed by a tsunami up to as high as 10 meters.
However, according to the latest news from twitter account Embassy in Tokyo, the death toll increases and the missing dwindled. A total of 612 dead and about 700 missing, according to a message Embassy in Tokyo via Twitter by quoting local media.
Currently the search of victims is still ongoing, authorities worry that the number of people killed could reach more than 1,000 lives. The earthquake on Friday is believed to be the biggest in more than 100 years in Japanese history.
"This is the largest earthquake since the Meiji Era [19th century]. It is feared more than 1,000 people died," said Chief Cabinet Minister Yukio Edano, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
Search the victim is still ongoing and the authorities now also have to fight hard to overcome the destruction of a facility of a nuclear reactor to prevent radioactive leaks.