The earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11 left 178 dead five thousand and eight thousand 606 missing, according to a provisional official figures released Thursday by the police. The number is two thousand wounded 285, according to this balance. More than 88 thousand homes and buildings were destroyed, totally or partially.
This balance, published six days after the strongest earthquake that has ever suffered Japan may yet much worse. On Wednesday, the mayor of Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi province, said he feared the disappearance of about 10 thousand inhabitants of the municipality, according to information published by local media.
The police chief said Miyagi meanwhile, on Sunday, he was sure that the death toll would exceed 10 000, only in this region, which is the city of Sendai. Rescuers estimated Friday that there was little chance of finding survivors in the devastated areas. Already traumatized by natural disasters to which is added the threat of a major nuclear accident at the plant in Fukushima, northeastern Japan on Wednesday suffered heavy snowfall.
The Red Cross is appealing for money from the account. For the time will not be installed collection centers for donations in kind by the high cost would represent the movement of goods to the affected areas in Japan. Beware of websites that provide mechanisms for donations. Security agencies warn that could result in fraudulent campaigns.
The Mexican Red Cross is the only institution authorized by the Embassy of Japan to manage aid to daminificados by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed thousands in China. 
This balance, published six days after the strongest earthquake that has ever suffered Japan may yet much worse. On Wednesday, the mayor of Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi province, said he feared the disappearance of about 10 thousand inhabitants of the municipality, according to information published by local media.
The police chief said Miyagi meanwhile, on Sunday, he was sure that the death toll would exceed 10 000, only in this region, which is the city of Sendai. Rescuers estimated Friday that there was little chance of finding survivors in the devastated areas. Already traumatized by natural disasters to which is added the threat of a major nuclear accident at the plant in Fukushima, northeastern Japan on Wednesday suffered heavy snowfall.
The Red Cross is appealing for money from the account. For the time will not be installed collection centers for donations in kind by the high cost would represent the movement of goods to the affected areas in Japan. Beware of websites that provide mechanisms for donations. Security agencies warn that could result in fraudulent campaigns.
The Mexican Red Cross is the only institution authorized by the Embassy of Japan to manage aid to daminificados by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed thousands in China.
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