>http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm
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>I can only assume the death toll is going to be much much higher than the 1000+ figure being quoted

This morning I read that it might be ten times as many are missing. They found one guy floating on his house's roof nine miles out to sea. The North American west coast is long overdue for a similar event. (Bonnie and Al? Will you be moving east soon?)