The National Police Agency has officially confirmed 5,178 deaths, 2,285 injured, and 8,913 people missing across sixteen prefectures. These numbers are expected to significantly increase, with casualties expected to reach tens of thousands.
Prefectural officials and the Kyodo News Agency, quoting local officials, said that 9,500 people from Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture—about a half of the town's population—were unaccounted for.NHK has reported that the death toll in Iwate Prefecture alone may reach 10,000.
Save the Children reports that as many as 100,000 children have been uprooted from their homes; of this, some have been split from their families, since the earthquake occurred during the school day.
On March 14, Kyodo News Agency reported that some 2,000 bodies were found on two shores in Miyagi Prefecture.
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