Death toll reaches 13,116 from great quake, tsunami in Japan
09:50, 11 April 2011
TOKYO. April 11. KAZINFORM The Japanese National Police Agency said on Monday that the March 11 earthquake and tsunami have left 13,116 people dead and 14,377 others unaccounted for in Japan by 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT); Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
About 151,000 survivors are staying in 2,300 shelters across the country as one month has passed since the quake and tsunami.
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific coastal areas of northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11, triggering enormous tsunami; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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