The number of deaths in the strong earthquake that struck northern Japan rose to 10 this Monday (16), when troops and rescue teams continue to search for survivors in remote and mountainous area that was hit by more tremors.
A fourth body was taken from the ruins of a hotel in Miyagi, said a local authority. The building was hit by a huge slide of soil caused by the earthquake of 7.2 degrees in magnitude, occurred on the morning of Saturday (14).
Twelve people remain missing, including three who were in the hotel and at least 231 were injured, according to the agency of fires and disasters of Tokyo.
More than 200 people are in shelters and trucks are taking water to the areas most affected. More than 3.5 thousand homes are without water or electricity, according to local government authorities.
About 50 people are still without aid in remote villages in Miyagi.
"I am concerned about how this still vai last, I am worried about my house," said a woman on TV Asahi in a shelter.
The landslides of land and roads assustaram halted the Japanese, but the number of dead was limited due to strict standards for buildings and the fact that the population is very scattered by the affected region.
Japan is one of the areas with greater seismic activity in the world. The country has about 20 percent of earthquakes with magnitude 6 or more in the world.
The premiê Yasuo Fukuda asked the authorities to ensure that essential services work quickly.
"I want basic services are restored as soon as possible so that the lives of those who suffered from the earthquake are stabilized," he said on Monday, according to a news agency Kyodo.
Condolências
The Japanese emperors, Akihito and Michiko, expressed his condolences for the victims of the earthquake while attending a ceremony to planting trees in Kitaakita, Akita, province of Akita, near the area hit by the earthquake.
"I hope people can return to their lives pleasant as soon as possible, because I heard that there were several aftershocks," said Akihito, according to the local news agency.
Seismic Zone
This is the strongest earthquake to hit the Japan since occurred in August 2005, which also had magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale and 6 on the Japanese scale, which vai up to seven points.
Japan is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. The most severe earthquake occurred in recent years was in Kobe (west of the country) on January 17, 1995, with a magnitude of 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale and left more than 6 thousand dead.
A fourth body was taken from the ruins of a hotel in Miyagi, said a local authority. The building was hit by a huge slide of soil caused by the earthquake of 7.2 degrees in magnitude, occurred on the morning of Saturday (14).
Twelve people remain missing, including three who were in the hotel and at least 231 were injured, according to the agency of fires and disasters of Tokyo.
More than 200 people are in shelters and trucks are taking water to the areas most affected. More than 3.5 thousand homes are without water or electricity, according to local government authorities.
About 50 people are still without aid in remote villages in Miyagi.
"I am concerned about how this still vai last, I am worried about my house," said a woman on TV Asahi in a shelter.
The landslides of land and roads assustaram halted the Japanese, but the number of dead was limited due to strict standards for buildings and the fact that the population is very scattered by the affected region.
Japan is one of the areas with greater seismic activity in the world. The country has about 20 percent of earthquakes with magnitude 6 or more in the world.
The premiê Yasuo Fukuda asked the authorities to ensure that essential services work quickly.
"I want basic services are restored as soon as possible so that the lives of those who suffered from the earthquake are stabilized," he said on Monday, according to a news agency Kyodo.
Condolências
The Japanese emperors, Akihito and Michiko, expressed his condolences for the victims of the earthquake while attending a ceremony to planting trees in Kitaakita, Akita, province of Akita, near the area hit by the earthquake.
"I hope people can return to their lives pleasant as soon as possible, because I heard that there were several aftershocks," said Akihito, according to the local news agency.
Seismic Zone
This is the strongest earthquake to hit the Japan since occurred in August 2005, which also had magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale and 6 on the Japanese scale, which vai up to seven points.
Japan is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. The most severe earthquake occurred in recent years was in Kobe (west of the country) on January 17, 1995, with a magnitude of 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale and left more than 6 thousand dead.
