Death Toll Rises
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March 22, 2011, Tuesday
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POLICE officials estimate that the death toll from Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami will exceed 18,000.
One of the hardest-hit prefectures, Miyagi, estimates that the deaths there could top 15,000 alone, according to police spokesman Hitoshi Sugawara.
Police have confirmed nearly 3,400 deaths in Iwate, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Aomori and Chiba prefectures, as well as seven dead in Tokyo.
The National Police Agency said the number of bodies collected so far stood at 8,649, while 13,262 people were listed as missing.
One of the hardest-hit prefectures, Miyagi, estimates that the deaths there could top 15,000 alone, according to police spokesman Hitoshi Sugawara.
Police have confirmed nearly 3,400 deaths in Iwate, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Aomori and Chiba prefectures, as well as seven dead in Tokyo.
The National Police Agency said the number of bodies collected so far stood at 8,649, while 13,262 people were listed as missing.
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