Tokyo, Japan – 10,000 People Feard Dead In Small Town Minamisanriku 24 Hours After Quake

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    Where there was once a thriving town, buildings are now covered with mud in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi after the tsunami drowned the entire town APTokyo, Japan – Just 48 hours ago, it was a picturesque fishing town where tourists flocked to enjoy the coastal air and natural hot springs. But this horrifying picture shows all that remains of Minami Sanriku after it was destroyed by the tsunami that has wreaked devastation across Japan.

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    Last night, the official death toll from Friday’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tidal wave stood at 1,700 people – although it is feared the final total could rise sharply once a full picture of the catastrophe emerges.

    In Minami Sanriku alone, 10,000 people could have died – more than half of the city’s population.

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