Japan. Identification of the body of a woman missing in the 2011 tsunami
Tokyo, Japan /
The remains of a woman missing in a destroyed area Tsunami From 2011 at Japan On Friday, police announced that they had been recently found and identified, just days before the tenth anniversary of the disaster.
On February 17th they met remains SkeletonTheA local police spokesman told AFP that including a skull “on a beach in Miyagi district.
The Dental analysis Based on ADN Carried out by the science police this week revealed it Natsuko OkoyamaA 61-year-old woman disappeared in The tragedy of March 11, 201The spokesperson said.
The sure balance of Triple disaster From 2011 at Japan (The earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear accident) rose to 15,899 deaths in December 2020, according to Japanese police.
more than 2,500 people They are still officially missing ten years later, which has prevented many families from mourning their relatives whose bodies have yet to be found.
The local press quoted Ibn Natsuko Okoyama Who thanked the person who found the remains. “I am so happy for my mother to appear on the eve 10th anniversaryAnd it was announced, according to Kyodo News.
“This will allow me to put my feelings in order and move forward.”
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