Situation report on the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami from March to July of 2011

With the massive earthquake and the following tsunamis recorded on 11 March 2011 (14:46 JST), the death toll reached 15,550 today. The total number of those killed and missing is now 20,894. After 4 months from the disaster 5,344 people are still missing.

In the hard-hit areas, 9,300 people in Miyagi, 4,584 in Iwate and 1,600 in Fukushima Prefecture died in the disaster. There are 35,708 evacuees still staying in 1,041 evacuation shelters in the three Prefectures. Construction of temporary shelters is gearing up to meet the demands of 50,000 units. Throughout Japan, 99,236 people are currently taking refuge to evacuation shelters, temporary shelters, relatives, public accommodations. 

This report will further include the following information: 1) Situation of Temporary Shelters, 2) Situation of Children, and 3) Situation of NGOs and Volunteers. 

As part of our response to the Great Eastern earthquake, SEEDS Asia is supporting the affected communities by compiling humanitarian information on the ground in the affected area to be disseminated to the greater humanitarian community. It has also started community-based rehabilitation work in Kesen’numa with local partners funded by Church World Service.