The number of dead or missing on the Richter 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the past three days in Japan is five thousand, police sources reported. Miyagi police, the most affected by the disaster said Monday the discovery of some two thousand bodies in coastal areas of the prefecture, while between 200 and 300 were reported in the capital, Sendai.
With these findings, the number of confirmed dead or missing in the earthquake is at least five thousand. A thousand dead were recorded only in the coastal city of Minamisanriku, which almost disappeared by the tsunami. Police estimated the final death toll could rise significantly because so far the government has failed to make contact with about 10 thousand people in Minamisanriku-more than half the population of that city, which have until now have not been included in the official count of dead or missing.
The fate of tens of thousands of people, including eight thousand residents in the small coastal town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, also remain unknown. According to the report by Japanese news agency Kyodo official until Monday at least 550 thousand people have been evacuated in six prefectures due to lack of water, food and fuel, and moved to safe havens.
The Disaster Management Agency, meanwhile, estimated the number of buildings were totally or partially destroyed, would reach 63 000 255, although the figure could rise as they make a further evaluation. 
With these findings, the number of confirmed dead or missing in the earthquake is at least five thousand. A thousand dead were recorded only in the coastal city of Minamisanriku, which almost disappeared by the tsunami. Police estimated the final death toll could rise significantly because so far the government has failed to make contact with about 10 thousand people in Minamisanriku-more than half the population of that city, which have until now have not been included in the official count of dead or missing.
The fate of tens of thousands of people, including eight thousand residents in the small coastal town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, also remain unknown. According to the report by Japanese news agency Kyodo official until Monday at least 550 thousand people have been evacuated in six prefectures due to lack of water, food and fuel, and moved to safe havens.
The Disaster Management Agency, meanwhile, estimated the number of buildings were totally or partially destroyed, would reach 63 000 255, although the figure could rise as they make a further evaluation.
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