TOKYO - Japan's defense ministry said March 16 it will send military reservists to help relief efforts in the northeast, where thousands remain missing amid massive earthquake and tsunami damage.
About 6,400 reservists will join the 70,000 troops already in the field in the region battered by the 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami on March 11, a ministry official said.
The country plans to send a total of 100,000 regular troops, about 40 percent of its military, which is known as the Self Defence Forces.
In the latest official figures, the death toll mounted to 3,676, and 7,558 people were missing. About 556,000 had been evacuated and more than a million buildings and households remain without running water or electricity.
The police chief of hardest-hit Miyagi has said he fears 10,000 dead in that prefecture alone.
About 6,400 reservists will join the 70,000 troops already in the field in the region battered by the 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami on March 11, a ministry official said.
The country plans to send a total of 100,000 regular troops, about 40 percent of its military, which is known as the Self Defence Forces.
In the latest official figures, the death toll mounted to 3,676, and 7,558 people were missing. About 556,000 had been evacuated and more than a million buildings and households remain without running water or electricity.
The police chief of hardest-hit Miyagi has said he fears 10,000 dead in that prefecture alone.
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