Japan tsunami survivor found after eight days buried under rubble

Young man pulled from rubble in Kesennuma, one of the hardest-hit cities, reports say A survivor of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami has been pulled from the rubble eight days after the disaster, Japanese broadcaster NHK has reported, citing the military. The young man was found in Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, which was one of the hardest-hit regions. Japan’s police agency has said nearly 7,200 are dead and more than 10,900 missing. A week after the disaster on the north-east coast, the National Police Agency said Saturday that 7,197 people died and 10,905 were missing. Some of the missing may have been out of the region at the time of the disaster. The tsunami is likely to have sucked many people out to sea – after the the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami many of those bodies were never found. More details soon Japan disaster Japan Natural disasters and extreme weather guardian.co.uk

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