Death toll from March 11 quake, tsunami in Japan tops 12,900

The death toll from last month’s 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami in Japan has reached 12,985, while nearly 14,809 remain unaccounted for, television channel NHK reported on Sunday citing data from police. The twin disaster that hit Japan on March 11 also triggered a number of explosions at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant, which caused […]