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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has released a fresh situation report on the aftermath of the 9.0 Honshu earthquake.
Japan: Earthquake & Tsunami - Situation Report No. 3
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Date: 14 Mar 2011
Full_Report (pdf* format - 348.9 Kbytes)
This report is produced by OCHA. It was issued by the Regional Office in Asia Pacific with input from UNDAC and the Kobe office. It covers the period from 13-14 March. The next report will be issued on the 15 March.
HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
· Search and rescue remains the priority in tsunami and earthquake affected areas
· 15 international specialist teams deployed to support Government response
· Aftershocks continue to trigger tsunamis on the north-east coast
· Japan's State of Emergency continues in relation to its nuclear power plant
A few excerpts from the report (but follow the link to read the whole thing).
The emergency rescue and relief operation
underway in northeast Japan continues to be
hampered by high magnitude aftershocks and
tsunamis. There have been more than 100
aftershocks since Friday’s 9.0 magnitude
earthquake - the world’s fifth strongest recorded earthquake.
Today, a magnitude 6 aftershock triggered a three-metre tsunami in the north-east of Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says there is a 70 percent possibility of more aftershocks higher than 7.0 in the following days.
The impact of the disaster is exacerbated by winter weather, with temperatures dropping to less than 1 degree Celsius at night.
The worst affected areas are the prefectures along the north-eastern coast, including Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibraki and Chiba. The pre-crisis population of these five prefectures was 14.8 million people, of whom 1.6 million live within five kilometres of the coast.
The Government of Japan confirmed that 1,647
people have died, 1,990 people are injured and more than 10,000 people remain missing. The number is likely to increase once emergency service teams reach the tsunami affected areas.
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