Tuesday, March 22, 2011

In Japan increased to seven thousand 700 dead

.- The death toll from the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on 11 in Japan increased to 7 000 700 and 11 000 missing to 651, according to latest police figures. Nine days after the earthquake of 9 degrees on the northeast coast of Japan, which caused the worst natural disaster after World War II, the hopes of finding survivors are slim.

Assistance efforts focus on seeking shelter to survivors who have lost their homes, including about 360 000 evacuees, most of which remain in 2 000 200 shelters licensed by the authorities. Among them are the 200 000 evacuees around the nuclear plant in Fukushima, where technicians and military struggle to lower the temperature of the reactor to prevent further radiation leaks.

Thirteen countries have sent for the victims 110 000 blankets, as they have posted at least 30,000 bags of rice, 230 thousand bottles of water and 500 electricity generators, according to the local agency Kyodo. In the province of Iwate, one of the most affected with Miyagi and Fukushima, have already begun installing the first prefabricated houses a total of 8 000 800 projected by the authorities to relocate the homeless.

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