The costs of maintaining public housing for disaster victims and sea walls in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima total over US$923.7 million
The latest figures from the National Police Agency put the death toll from the disasters at 15,901 people, while 2,519 were still missing as of the end of February, mostly from Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefectures.
However, while the police and other groups have worked to search for and identify the remains of the victims, changes to the terrain and the passage of time have further hindered efforts that were already complicated by damage to the bodies.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
