The March 11 earthquake of magnitude 9.0 and 15 m tsunami waves which shattered the north eastern coast of Japan to rubbles have left 13,116 people dead and 14,377 others unaccounted for.
One month after the quake 23,000 shelters are home to some 151,000 people.In the Tohoku region alone, where 25 percent of the population is 65 or older ,around 28,000 people are dead or missing and 150,000 are homeless . Each day, thousands of Japanese and American troops set out to look for the 15,000 people who are still formally categorized as missing.
As Tepco struggles to prevent further spread of radiation from the crippled Fukushima reactor ,its decommissioning may take decades .
A study released last week found that cesium 137 levels in a village outside the 30-km recommended evacuation zone were between 590,000 and 2.19 million becquerels per cu m; after Chernobyl, residents living in areas that measured above 555,000 were forced to relocate.
The government has prohibited the farmers from planting in soil as the levels of cesium -137 is high.
One month after the quake 23,000 shelters are home to some 151,000 people.In the Tohoku region alone, where 25 percent of the population is 65 or older ,around 28,000 people are dead or missing and 150,000 are homeless . Each day, thousands of Japanese and American troops set out to look for the 15,000 people who are still formally categorized as missing.
As Tepco struggles to prevent further spread of radiation from the crippled Fukushima reactor ,its decommissioning may take decades .
A study released last week found that cesium 137 levels in a village outside the 30-km recommended evacuation zone were between 590,000 and 2.19 million becquerels per cu m; after Chernobyl, residents living in areas that measured above 555,000 were forced to relocate.
The government has prohibited the farmers from planting in soil as the levels of cesium -137 is high.
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