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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-11 02:01 PM
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Death toll exceeds Great Hanshin Earthquake
Edited on Sun Mar-20-11 02:03 PM by AsahinaKimi
The death toll one week after the Great East Japan Earthquake struck exceeded the figure for the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995.

Officials of the National Police Agency have confirmed 7,197 deaths as of 11 a.m. Saturday, surpassing the 6,434 deaths in the 1995 earthquake that devastated Kobe in western Japan.

The Great East Japan Earthquake is now the deadliest natural disaster in postwar Japan.

The number of casualties is expected to increase because the whereabouts of nearly 19,000 people are still unknown, according to figures compiled by The Asahi Shimbun.

About 400,000 people are staying at evacuation centers.



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http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201103190252.html
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-11 02:05 PM
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1. Hopefully there will not be many more
But I have my doubts. :(
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-11 02:10 PM
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2. are most of the deaths because of the Tsunami that hit afterwards ?
than from the earthquake itself ?

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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-11 02:13 PM
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3. The tsunami always seems to do the most damage
From buildings being swept away to people drowning. So sad :(
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