Ten months after a massive tsunami crashed into Japan following a huge undersea earthquake, police figures show a total of 19,294 people are believed to have died.
Across the disaster zone, 15,844 people have been confirmed dead since the March 11 disaster, the national police agency said in a tally released Tuesday.
In addition, the whereabouts of 3,450 people are yet to be confirmed, the police said, as the hunt for bodies -- many of which are believed to have been washed out to sea -- continues. (Economic Times)
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