As usual since the devastating earthquake of magnitude 9 on the Richter scale and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan for almost two weeks, every day new and missing toll increases. The new figure offered this morning (Spanish time) by the National Police Agency has risen to 9,700 dead and 16,501 the number of missing data so the total number of victims could exceed 25,000.
While the death toll has not risen greatly (yesterday was 9408), the number of missing has increased by almost 1,500 people (information provided on Tuesday spoke of just over 14,700 people disappeared). The majority of fatalities and missing persons are concentrated in the three prefectures most affected by the earthquake and tsunami: Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima, an area that is still subject to evolution in its nuclear power plant.
According to official figures, in Miyagi were 5,714 dead, 2,939 Iwate and Fukushima 812, while the missing number in the thousands in these three provinces, the most devastated by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. According to public broadcaster NHK, the lowest number of casualties in the province of Fukushima may be due to the suspension of the work of searching the evacuation perimeter of 20 kilometers around the unstable Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
In the area of exclusion is very coastal villages affected by the earthquake and tsunami as Futaba or Minami Soma. They were compounded by the fear of the authorities that the numbers are actually higher because whole families seem to have died in many areas, so no one would have reported her missing.
The Japanese network NHK reported that more than 200,000 people filled emergency shelters, mostly in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima. In the latter Prefecture, affected more than 30,000 have fled to other regions. According to national police figures there are at least 18,000 homes destroyed and more than 130,000 buildings damaged, especially the coastal areas of northeastern Japan.
Those who have returned home suffering from lack of supplies and have to order food in shelters, although some supermarkets are beginning to open their doors. Police believe at least 18,000 buildings and 130,000 homes have been destroyed. Tohoku Highway, which connects Tokyo with the most devastated areas were reopened to traffic this morning for the first time since the quake, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.
The 300 kilometers of highway, passing through some of the hardest hit provinces, such as Iwate and Tochigi. Although up to now the route was only used by emergency teams, with the full reopening of the traffic is expected to be able to get much more help as well as staples in the northeast.
In these regions have already begun to bury the corpses to prevent the spread of disease. However, this is a temporary measure, as the tradition in China is incinerated, which now is not possible due to fuel shortage. This is the worst natural disaster this nation has suffered from that in 1923 a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Kanto region, killing 100,000 lives.
Later, in 1995, a 6.9-magnitude tremor hit the city of Kobe, killing 6,434 people. 
While the death toll has not risen greatly (yesterday was 9408), the number of missing has increased by almost 1,500 people (information provided on Tuesday spoke of just over 14,700 people disappeared). The majority of fatalities and missing persons are concentrated in the three prefectures most affected by the earthquake and tsunami: Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima, an area that is still subject to evolution in its nuclear power plant.
According to official figures, in Miyagi were 5,714 dead, 2,939 Iwate and Fukushima 812, while the missing number in the thousands in these three provinces, the most devastated by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. According to public broadcaster NHK, the lowest number of casualties in the province of Fukushima may be due to the suspension of the work of searching the evacuation perimeter of 20 kilometers around the unstable Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
In the area of exclusion is very coastal villages affected by the earthquake and tsunami as Futaba or Minami Soma. They were compounded by the fear of the authorities that the numbers are actually higher because whole families seem to have died in many areas, so no one would have reported her missing.
The Japanese network NHK reported that more than 200,000 people filled emergency shelters, mostly in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima. In the latter Prefecture, affected more than 30,000 have fled to other regions. According to national police figures there are at least 18,000 homes destroyed and more than 130,000 buildings damaged, especially the coastal areas of northeastern Japan.
Those who have returned home suffering from lack of supplies and have to order food in shelters, although some supermarkets are beginning to open their doors. Police believe at least 18,000 buildings and 130,000 homes have been destroyed. Tohoku Highway, which connects Tokyo with the most devastated areas were reopened to traffic this morning for the first time since the quake, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.
The 300 kilometers of highway, passing through some of the hardest hit provinces, such as Iwate and Tochigi. Although up to now the route was only used by emergency teams, with the full reopening of the traffic is expected to be able to get much more help as well as staples in the northeast.
In these regions have already begun to bury the corpses to prevent the spread of disease. However, this is a temporary measure, as the tradition in China is incinerated, which now is not possible due to fuel shortage. This is the worst natural disaster this nation has suffered from that in 1923 a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Kanto region, killing 100,000 lives.
Later, in 1995, a 6.9-magnitude tremor hit the city of Kobe, killing 6,434 people.
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