While a large-scale nuclear contamination continues to threaten Japan, the country must also assist thousands of refugees and victims of the earthquake. The provisional figures of human and material balance gives the magnitude of the disaster in progress. 10,804 dead and 16,244 missing the last official date of Sunday, March 27, when the Japanese police reported 10,804 confirmed deaths and 16,244 missing after the earthquake and tsunami.
This assessment goes far beyond that of the Kobe earthquake in 1995, which had 6434 dead. It could, however, an even heavier toll: the refugees evacuated from the area around the central Fukushima tell (link Subscribers) than in the cities abandoned the security zone, rescuers were unable to account for all missing.
Nearly 200,000 homes still without power Those who survived still live in poverty. The electricity supplier Tepco, trying in vain to control the situation in Fukushima, identified 192,339 homes without electricity in the North on Sunday. The Ministry of Health estimates that at least 530,000 homes were without running water on the same date in ten prefectures.
A total of 18 649 buildings were completely destroyed, police said Sunday. Refugee Crisis In the region of Fukushima, about 177 500 residents were evacuated from the 20 km zone around the nuclear power plant damaged. The government has admitted that people living within a radius of between 20 and 30 km would also consider leaving, but many had not expected the announcement to flee the area.
According to official figures, about 242,881 evacuees find themselves in temporary shelters. Many have lost everything and not earning more pay, must look for odd jobs on a daily basis to survive. Up to 216 billion dollars in damages The government assessed the damage of the earthquake and tsunami between 16 000 and 25 000 billion yen (138 to 216 billion euros).
For comparison, the total cost of damage caused by natural disasters worldwide in 2010 was valued at $ 218 billion (154 billion) by Swiss Re, the second global reinsurer. In the city of Sendai, many coastal activities have been undermined and devastated infrastructure. Many Japanese firms have had to cease operations in the country, including major automakers.
"The earthquake should have a significant impact on economic activity in many sectors," warned Sunday the government spokesman, Yukio Edano. The Pacific coast of Tohoku, north-east, the hardest hit by the tsunami and the earthquake, had a total of 8% of GDP. To support the local economy, the Bank of Japan provided 55 billion yen Sunday (480 million euros) to thirteen banks located in the Northeast. 
This assessment goes far beyond that of the Kobe earthquake in 1995, which had 6434 dead. It could, however, an even heavier toll: the refugees evacuated from the area around the central Fukushima tell (link Subscribers) than in the cities abandoned the security zone, rescuers were unable to account for all missing.
Nearly 200,000 homes still without power Those who survived still live in poverty. The electricity supplier Tepco, trying in vain to control the situation in Fukushima, identified 192,339 homes without electricity in the North on Sunday. The Ministry of Health estimates that at least 530,000 homes were without running water on the same date in ten prefectures.
A total of 18 649 buildings were completely destroyed, police said Sunday. Refugee Crisis In the region of Fukushima, about 177 500 residents were evacuated from the 20 km zone around the nuclear power plant damaged. The government has admitted that people living within a radius of between 20 and 30 km would also consider leaving, but many had not expected the announcement to flee the area.
According to official figures, about 242,881 evacuees find themselves in temporary shelters. Many have lost everything and not earning more pay, must look for odd jobs on a daily basis to survive. Up to 216 billion dollars in damages The government assessed the damage of the earthquake and tsunami between 16 000 and 25 000 billion yen (138 to 216 billion euros).
For comparison, the total cost of damage caused by natural disasters worldwide in 2010 was valued at $ 218 billion (154 billion) by Swiss Re, the second global reinsurer. In the city of Sendai, many coastal activities have been undermined and devastated infrastructure. Many Japanese firms have had to cease operations in the country, including major automakers.
"The earthquake should have a significant impact on economic activity in many sectors," warned Sunday the government spokesman, Yukio Edano. The Pacific coast of Tohoku, north-east, the hardest hit by the tsunami and the earthquake, had a total of 8% of GDP. To support the local economy, the Bank of Japan provided 55 billion yen Sunday (480 million euros) to thirteen banks located in the Northeast.
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