Fukushima Daiichi update

Editing by Carolyn Bennett

People of Nuclear Japan

The earthquake and tsunamis that hit northeastern Japan on Friday have left —

4,340 dead • More than 9,000 others still missing

Sheltered • More than 344,000 housed in about 2,400 shelters

District deaths, missing

Miyagi Prefecture (district) • 2,207 confirmed dead, 2,362 missing

Iwate Prefecture (district) • 1,545 confirmed dead, 3,814 missing.

Fukushima • 533 confirmed dead, 2,919 missing.

Kanto region • dozens dead: including 19 in Ibaraki, 7 in Tokyo.

Internally Displaced (IDPs)

Residents near the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are moving to neighboring Niigata and Yamagata prefectures (districts) to seek shelter.


Government advisory

“Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yukio Edano, says the level of radiation detected about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant does not pose an immediate health risk.”

Although people within 20 to 30 kilometers (12-19 miles) of the plant have been instructed to stay indoors, Edano “told reporters on Wednesday that this level of radiation would not have a negative effect on human health even if one worked outdoors in the area for a period of several days.”

Source

“More than 4,000 deaths confirmed,” Japan Broadcasting Corporation,

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_46.html

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/16_45.html?play

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