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I've just found this report on the internet:

The death toll following Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami could exceed 10,000 in one region alone, police have warned. A regional police chief told reporters that at least that number of fatalaties was likely in Miyagi prefecture, one of the worst hit parts of the country.

"There is no doubt that the number will reach the 10,000-level," said Naoto Takeuchi.

Japan continues to be hit by aftershocks, with one measuring 6.2 hitting its eastern coast and causing buildings to sway in the capital Tokyo.

The country has been rattled by more than 150 susbsequent tremors since Friday's massive 8.9 magnitude quake - the largest on record in the country.

And around 10,000 people are also unaccounted for in the port of Minamisanriku - half of the town's population.

The confirmed death toll from the combined disasters already stood at 688, while at least 1,000 people have been injured.

That does not include 300 to 400 bodies the Japanese military said were found in Rikuzentakata, where a wave barrelled into the densely-packed town.

Nor does it account for 200 to 300 bodies found on beaches near Sendai, with officials still assessing the devastation in the northeastern port of one million people.

International rescue teams are en-route to Japan.

Britain has sent a 59-strong search and rescue team with two rescue dogs, a medical support unit and 11 tons of specialist rescue equipment including heavy lifting and cutting gear.

And US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has arrived off the coast of Japan to provide logistical support for Japanese forces.

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A regional police chief told reporters that at least that number of fatalaties was likely in Miyagi prefecture, one of the worst hit parts of the country.

"There is no doubt that the number will reach the 10,000-level," said Naoto Takeuchi.

Japan continues to be hit by aftershocks, with one measuring 6.2 hitting its eastern coast and causing buildings to sway in the capital Tokyo.

The country has been rattled by more than 150 susbsequent tremors since Friday's massive 8.9 magnitude quake - the largest on record in the country.

And around 10,000 people are also unaccounted for in the port of Minamisanriku - half of the town's population.

The confirmed death toll from the combined disasters already stood at 688, while at least 1,000 people have been injured.

That does not include 300 to 400 bodies the Japanese military said were found in Rikuzentakata, where a wave barrelled into the densely-packed town.

Nor does it account for 200 to 300 bodies found on beaches near Sendai, with officials still assessing the devastation in the northeastern port of one million people.

International rescue teams are en-route to Japan.

Britain has sent a 59-strong search and rescue team with two rescue dogs, a medical support unit and 11 tons of specialist rescue equipment including heavy lifting and cutting gear.

And US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has arrived off the coast of Japan to provide logistical support for Japanese forces.

Japan has asked it to refuel its helicopters and help transport its troops to affected areas.

A 144-member rescue team of the US Agency for International Development is also due at Misawa, northern Japan, later to join inland operations.

France is sending two civil security teams to help with rescue efforts.

And Australia, South Korea and Singapore have all pledged to send sniffer dogs and search and rescue teams.

Around 200,000 people have been evacuated as officials work to prevent a meltdown at a nuclear power plant hit by the eathquake and tsunami.

Authorities had played down fears of a meltdown after a building housing a reactor was destroyed in an explosion at the Fukushima plant on Saturday.

But concerns have now been raised about the condition of a second reactor at the plant after its cooling systems failed.

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