Japan Earthquake & Tsunami News

Japan earthquake and tsunami death toll, latest (March 20)

Japan's National Police Agency released its latest official casualty statistics on the dead and missing around mid-day Sunday, March 20.

Deaths: 8,199

Injured: 2,613

Missing: 12,722

 

Japan: latest casualty statistics (March 19)

As of March 19, Japan's National Police Agency, which provides official statistics on casualties, says nearly 7,000 are dead and over 10,000 missing following the earthquakes and tsunamis that occurred on March 11.

Japan casualty numbers, March 17

Around 6 p.m. Japan time, Japan's National Police Agency released its latest statistics on victims of the 03/11 earthquake and tsunamis.

Death toll:  5,457

Missing / unaccounted for: 9,508

Casualty statistics: Japan earthquake / tsunami (3/16)

Latest casualty stats from Asahi Shinbun.

Dead:  4,851

Missing: 14,428

Evacuees at crisis facilities: 523,288

Japan quake / tsunami: latest casualty stats

The following official stats are from the Japan Police Agency and are current as of 10 am March 15:

Confirmed dead: 2,475

Confirmed missing: 3,118

Confirmed injured: 1,889

Note that these are very conservative figures. Many experts believe that the final death count will be in the tens of thousands. In northern Japan, officials say at least 17,000 people are unaccounted for.