The bodies of three people who appear to have died in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami were recovered in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures in the period from September to February, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
The three bodies were found in such places as a canal and the sea by local workers and fishermen. More than 2,600 people remain missing after the disaster. Police searches have continued in coastal areas and any locations requested by their families, but no bodies had been found since last April.
The number of unidentified bodies decreased to 132 after 89 were identified in the six-month period. More than 90 percent of recovered bodies have been identified through physical features, belongings and dental records. The use of police sketches based on the remains helped identify 22 bodies.
Meanwhile, the number of crimes recorded by police in the three prefectures in the year through February totaled 40,115, down 21.8 percent from the year to February 2011 before the disaster.
Friday 8 March 2013
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