My heart goes out to the many who lost their family, friends or homes in Japan this week. This straightforward Chinese article reviews the Japanese death tolls in the recent earthquake.
The tragedy in Japan has been big news in Asia (as it has been everywhere in the world), particularly as many fear the radiation from the failed nuclear reactors will hit their shores. This article is chalk full of words you hate to read but which newspapers seems to love so much: fatality, refugee camp, disaster, missing persons, etc.
日本地震已致7653人死亡11746人失踪
中新网3月20日电 据“中央社”报道,日本3月11日强震和海啸灾难,今天迈入第10天,警察厅指出,截至19日深夜11时为止,确认死亡人数达7653人,下落不明者增至1万1746人,死亡和失踪人数合计1万9399人。
警察厅指出,罹难者遍布12都县,其中宫城县4449人、岩手县2501人、福岛县647人,此3县沿海地区遭海啸侵袭,灾情最惨重。警方接获的行踪不明者通报,岩手县有4253人、福岛县4503人、宫城县2895人,另外3县也有人失踪。
此外,仍栖身避难所的灾民总数约36万3000人。其中宫城县约有15万5000人、福岛县约13万2000人、岩手县约4万9000人。很多人因避难生活长期化而健康恶化,灾民依然处于严峻状况下。