Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Japan : Searching for survivors, counting the dead

New York Times:
Tags : tsunami in Japan, mournful scene in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Red Cross
Posted: Tue Mar 15 2011, 00:10 hrs 

The tsunami that barreled into Japan on Friday was so murderous and efficient that not much was left when search-and-rescue teams finally reached Natori on Monday. There was searching, but not much rescuing. There was, essentially, nobody left to rescue.

The death toll from the quake, the strongest in Japan’s history, continued to climb, inexorably so, as officials uncovered more bodies. 

By Monday afternoon, the toll stood at more than 1,800 confirmed dead and 2,300 missing. Police officials, however, said it was certain that more than 10,000 had died. A leading Japanese daily reported Monday that 20,000 people in two small coastal towns were missing ...

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