6,000 dead, missing in Japan quake
More than 6,000 people have been confirmed dead or missing in Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened much of the country's northeast. Japanese police said Tuesday that nearly 2,475 people were confirmed dead and 3,611 missing four days after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that wiped out entire towns in northeastern parts of the Asian country, CTV News reported. However, with hundreds of bodies washing ashore, the death toll was expected to climb much higher, possibly as high as 10,000. Thousands of bodies have yet not been recovered from under the rubble and tens of thousands are still missing. The death toll sharply rose after rescue teams recovered 2,000 bodies washed up the shores in the northeast. Officials say the death toll is expected to exceed 10,000 in one region alone. But experts believe the horrifying tide of death in Miyagi province raises fears that the figure is a massive underestimate.
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