Japan death toll climbs; Half a million homeless

[AsahinaKimi]

(CBS/AP) The official death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan was raised to 3,676 Wednesday, but it is expected climb above 10,000 as nearly 8,000 people are still missing. Some 434,000 people were made homeless and are living in shelters.


Nearly than half a million people are homeless and living in shelters. The quake and wall of water washed away their lives as they knew them.


The shelters are overwhelmed. With no running water, people have to use buckets of water to flush toilets. Even a proud and prosperous country like Japan is overwhelmed by the destruction.


"I'm too old to be homeless," one woman told CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/16/501364/main20043730.shtml


update
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/18/3167681.htm?section=world

[sabrina 1]

1. Those poor people. I can't imagine what they are going through.

One earthquake! People going about their lives one day, living in hell on earth the next.

I pray they will recover as quickly as possible.

[Norrin Radd]

2. Kicking

to keep them in our thoughts.