Japan Triple Disasters – Update 19 April
Posted by feww on April 19, 2011
Great East Japan Earthquake: 92 percent of the March 11 victims died of drowning
Japan authorities have revealed that 92 percent of the victims of Great East Japan Earthquake, whose bodies have so far been recovered, died of drowning as a result of the deadly tsunami that was spawned by the Mega Quake in the Tohoku region on March 11.
Human Cost of Japan’s March 11 Disasters
- Death toll: About 14,000
- No. of Missing: Just over 14,000
- Main Cause of Death: About 92% of the victims died of drowning in the tsunami
- Age Distribution: About two-thirds of the victims were aged 65 or older
- Source: NHK
Other Stats:
- No. of Homeless: At least 155,000 [Many others who have moved in with their relatives are NOT included in the govt stats.]
- Others Missing: In addition to the 14,030 people who are officially missing, an unknown number of others who lived in remote, inaccessible areas may also have perished, but no records were available as of posting.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Technicians at Fukushima NPP have begun removing highly radioactive water from basement of Reactor 2 .
Authorities say a total of 70,000 tons of radioactive water is accumulated in the plant’s reactor and turbine buildings, and surrounding trenches.
Remote-controlled robots sent into reactor buildings 1, 2 and 3 on Sunday and Monday showed radiation levels inside two of the units (1 and 3) were too high for humans.
A remote-controlled robot dubbed “Packbot,” capable of manoeuvring through buildings, taking photos, and measuring radiation levels, is photographed by another Packbot in the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant No.1 reactor building in Fukushima, N. Japan on April 18, 2011. Photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on April 19, 2011. TEPCO handout photo via Reuters.
Other News
“It was clear even before this disaster and the need to secure funds for reconstruction that to ensure a sustainable fiscal situation, some sort of reform of spending and revenues was necessary,” said Internal Affairs Minister Yoshiro Katayama. “The debate over the fiscal situation is not something that began with this disaster,” he told reporters.
A Japanese restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand has attached bells to its charity donation buckets after a thief stole cash intended for Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims, a report said. “At least seven donation buckets in Japanese businesses around Auckland have been filched recently.”
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