Casualties and Damages

Japan calamities: 3,676 dead, 7,558 missing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-16 10:40

A Mickey Mouse doll is seen among the debris in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in this US Navy handout photo dated March 15, 2011. The city was largely destroyed following the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that hit the country on March 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

TOKYO - Up to 3,676 people have so far been confirmed dead and 7,558 others are still missing in Japan following Friday's colossal earthquake and ensuing tsunami, public broadcaster NHK reported Wednesday.