Monday, March 21, 2011

"death toll will top 20,000 people at least"

The BBC has reported that the death toll for just the Miyagi prefecture alone may top 15,000. Together with those dead or missing in the other areas near the epicenter, a BBC correspondent said that "it is looking increasingly clear that the death toll will top 20,000 people at least."


Read the rest of the article here, including the rare bit of good news that a grandmother and her 16-year old grandson were found alive in Ishinomaki:

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