One and a half day after the largest natural disaster in the history of Japan is expected that more than 1,800 people lost their lives. This figure is according to reports from the Japanese news agency Kyodo on Sunday morning (local time) from the date of the police confirmed number of 687 deaths and the number of missing persons.
However, it is expected that the number of fatalities rise - alone in the village Minamisanriku in the hard-hit province of Miyagi, there were 9500 people and thus of every other inhabitant is no sign of life. Since the earthquake of 8.9 intensity of Friday were 3,000 people have been rescued, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Saturday.
300,000 people were forced to leave their homes, police said. Among them are 80 000 residents living in the Fukushima nuclear power plant, where it was after the earthquake to a serious incident and on Saturday in an explosion. From around the world of the Japanese government has offered assistance.
Many people spent the cold night shivering outside on the roofs of houses bathed. About 21,000 people were in shelters still supplied. Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who visited the disaster area by helicopter on Saturday, called on citizens to overcome the unprecedented disaster together. Also in the Tokyo metropolitan area (see also: Tokyo and the disaster: The battle of the rescuers), people were startled by a new heavy vibration.
However, it is expected that the number of fatalities rise - alone in the village Minamisanriku in the hard-hit province of Miyagi, there were 9500 people and thus of every other inhabitant is no sign of life. Since the earthquake of 8.9 intensity of Friday were 3,000 people have been rescued, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Saturday.
300,000 people were forced to leave their homes, police said. Among them are 80 000 residents living in the Fukushima nuclear power plant, where it was after the earthquake to a serious incident and on Saturday in an explosion. From around the world of the Japanese government has offered assistance.
Many people spent the cold night shivering outside on the roofs of houses bathed. About 21,000 people were in shelters still supplied. Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who visited the disaster area by helicopter on Saturday, called on citizens to overcome the unprecedented disaster together. Also in the Tokyo metropolitan area (see also: Tokyo and the disaster: The battle of the rescuers), people were startled by a new heavy vibration.
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