Japan Latest Records Death 1,834 Damage from mega quake increasing

Tsunami in Japan

The loss of life and destruction caused by the catastrophic earthquake on Friday to Saturday in Japan increased, the total number of people who died or remain missing are expected to exceed 1,834, while there was an explosion at a nuclear plant injured four workers.

The death toll exceeds 620 in 2001, the police showed equivalence, 200-300, still unidentified bodies were transferred to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. About 650 people were found missing after the earthquake of magnitude 8.8 in 14:46, the strongest ever in Japan.

Past records, officials of the prefecture of Miyagi, said late Saturday that there was no contact with about 9,500 people in Minamisanriku, more than half the population of the city. The Ministry of Defense is ready to mobilize 50,000 troops in relief.

About 5,570,000 households had lost power, when more than 1 million households in 18 prefectures had their water cut off. strong earthquakes, a magnitude 6.7 at 3:59, rocked the inland Sea of ​​Japan northwest of Tokyo on the coast in the morning, hitting the Nagano and Niigata provincial governments.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said 3,000 people have been rescued since the earthquake shook the region. D 'elsewhere on the site, Chief of Staff Yukio Edan said: "It is estimated that over 1,000 people lost their lives."

The number of evacuees has reached about 300,000 in five prefectures including Iwate and Fukushima, said the national police. This figure includes approximately 80,000 people living near the No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima, where a reactor partially melted and the No. 2 plant, which has lost its cool features.

The number of buildings destroyed was about 3400, according to the agency focus. Welfare Ministry said 181 welfare services, including nursing homes, were damaged.
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