Sunday, March 13, 2011

Japan, NHK public television: "10 thousand dead in Miyagi prefecture"

Japan faces at this moment the most serious crisis since the Second World War. He said the prime minister, Naoto Kan, at a press conference. Naoto Kan has appealed to citizens because it gives rise to a "new Japan". The death toll is constantly updated. "More than 10 thousand estimated dead in Miyagi prefecture, one of the hardest hit by the earthquake-tsunami on Friday.

The public television reported, the NHK, citing police sources. The figures provided by official count, however, are much more cautious about the Japanese police for more than 3 thousand people dead and missing from the earthquake that devastated the northeast Friday in Japan. Also announced new aftershocks in the coming days with new tsunami warning, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency.

The spokesman said Takashi Yokota shocks are possible up to grade 7 on the Richter scale and new tsunami. Two days after the earthquake that struck Japan continues to live his greatest nightmare after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The earthquake, whose magnitude was raised from 8.9 to 9, has caused at least 10 thousand dead in the prefecture of Myiagi.

"I have no doubt that we will reach this figure," said local police chief. On Friday, the day of the powerful quake, was given the news of 9,500 missing in the port of Minamisanriku, in the same prefecture. This estimate breaks the behalf of the Government, arrived with the officer justified the slow, almost 900 deaths.

Meanwhile doubled to 100 000, the soldiers sent to the earthquake areas to bring relief to people, the largest deployment since World War II. The order and 'was given by the Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, the Minister of Defence, Toshimi Kitazawa. The impact of the earthquake on the economy of Japan will '"remarkable", said the government.

The government is working on a budget emergency, but it is difficult to be finalized later this month when the fiscal year ending.

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