The world moves....and in the process forgets the preceding news story of the day.
The news has concentrated on Libya and what is happening with the Japanese nuclear power station.....but hardly a word about those caught in the devastating tsunami. More than a reminder from Environment News Service [reproduced on AlterNet]:
"More than 28,500 people are dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan's northeast coast on March 11.
Japan's National Police Agency said Monday that 10,901 people are confirmed dead and 17,649 are reported as missing. An estimated 1,000 children have died or are missing from the disaster.
Police have identified 8,030 of the bodies and they say the number of dead and missing is still expected to rise in some coastal areas.
The government has set up an evacuation area around the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the northeast with a 20 kilometer (12 mile) radius.
Estimates of people in shelters and refugee centers around the country as of Monday range from 180,868 to more than 240,000."
The news has concentrated on Libya and what is happening with the Japanese nuclear power station.....but hardly a word about those caught in the devastating tsunami. More than a reminder from Environment News Service [reproduced on AlterNet]:
"More than 28,500 people are dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan's northeast coast on March 11.
Japan's National Police Agency said Monday that 10,901 people are confirmed dead and 17,649 are reported as missing. An estimated 1,000 children have died or are missing from the disaster.
Police have identified 8,030 of the bodies and they say the number of dead and missing is still expected to rise in some coastal areas.
The government has set up an evacuation area around the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the northeast with a 20 kilometer (12 mile) radius.
Estimates of people in shelters and refugee centers around the country as of Monday range from 180,868 to more than 240,000."
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