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| The tsunami that swept Japan |
TOKYO - Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) states that 90 percent of Japanese citizens who were killed by the earthquake and tsunami that struck March 11 last, most reportedly drowned.
Through the process of an autopsy conducted on the 13,135 victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, of whom 12,143 are confirmed dead due to drowning. This means that 92.5 percent more deaths from the earthquake March 11 and then clear by drowning. So reported the Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday (21/04/2011).
Data from the NPA which was released today, reveals the fact that most victims lost their lives when the tsunami struck. The data also found 65 percent of identified victims aged 60 years or older. This indicates that these parents fail to save themselves from tsunami.
NPA says that they managed to carry out examination of 7036 and 5972 female victims of men, until 11 April. They also conduct the examination of 128 bodies of the damaged and difficult to determine gender.
In the area of Miyagi prefecture where the 8068 deaths were reported, victims of drowning are reported to reach 95.7 percent. As for the region reached 87.3 percent of Iwate Prefecture and 87 percent in Fukushima Prefecture.
NPA also reported 578 confirmed dead victims are crushed to heavy objects or suffer severe injuries such as fractures while trapped in the ruins of houses affected by the tsunami or debris when the tsunami swept.
While the fire, which reportedly broke out in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, causing 148 people died. In addition, several other people also died from hypothermia, while waiting for rescuers in cold conditions.
Through the process of an autopsy conducted on the 13,135 victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, of whom 12,143 are confirmed dead due to drowning. This means that 92.5 percent more deaths from the earthquake March 11 and then clear by drowning. So reported the Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday (21/04/2011).
Data from the NPA which was released today, reveals the fact that most victims lost their lives when the tsunami struck. The data also found 65 percent of identified victims aged 60 years or older. This indicates that these parents fail to save themselves from tsunami.
NPA says that they managed to carry out examination of 7036 and 5972 female victims of men, until 11 April. They also conduct the examination of 128 bodies of the damaged and difficult to determine gender.
In the area of Miyagi prefecture where the 8068 deaths were reported, victims of drowning are reported to reach 95.7 percent. As for the region reached 87.3 percent of Iwate Prefecture and 87 percent in Fukushima Prefecture.
NPA also reported 578 confirmed dead victims are crushed to heavy objects or suffer severe injuries such as fractures while trapped in the ruins of houses affected by the tsunami or debris when the tsunami swept.
While the fire, which reportedly broke out in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, causing 148 people died. In addition, several other people also died from hypothermia, while waiting for rescuers in cold conditions.
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