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Factbox - Japan disaster in figures


    (Reuters) - The following is a list of the likely impact of and response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that rocked the northeast coast of Japan on March 11, and subsequent crisis at nuclear power plants.

    DEATH TOLL

    * The death toll is difficult to forecast.

    A total of 8,450 people were confirmed dead by police as of Sunday. Police in Miyagi prefecture, the worst-hit area, said the number of dead there would exceed 15,000. Heavy losses were also suffered in Iwate and Fukushima prefectures.

    Another 12,931 people are still missing, National Police Agency of Japan says.

    NUMBER OF PEOPLE EVACUATED

    * A total of 350,332 people have been evacuated and are staying at shelters as of 1200 GMT on Sunday, National Police Agency of Japan says.

    The government expanded the evacuation area around a quake-stricken nuclear plant in northeastern Japan to a 20-km (12 miles) radius from 10 km on March 12. Since then, around 177,500 residents have evacuated from the zone.

    The government has also told people within 30 km of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, some 240 km north of Tokyo, to stay indoors.

    HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY

    * A total of 242,927 households in the north were without electricity as of Sunday evening, Tohuku Electric Power Co. says.

    HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT WATER

    At least 1.04 million households in 11 prefectures were without running water as of Saturday, the Health Ministry says on Saturday.

    NUMBER OF BUILDINGS DAMAGED

    * At least 126,723 buildings have been damaged, with at least 14,637 completely destroyed, National Police Agency of Japan says on Sunday.

    IMPACT ON ECONOMY

    - Citigroup expects 5-10 trillion yen in damage to housing and infrastructure, while Barclays Capital estimates economic losses of 15 trillion yen ($183.7 billion) or 3 percent of Japan's GDP.

    UBS expects Japan's economy to grow 1.4 percent this year, compared with its previous forecast of 1.5 percent expansion. But it upgraded its growth forecast for 2012 to 2.5 percent, up from the previous estimate of 2.1 percent.

    Goldman Sachs expects total economic losses likely to hit 16 trillion yen, while it expects real GDP to decline by 0.5-2 percent in the second quarter.

    NUMBER OF COUNTRIES OFFERING AID

    - According to the Japanese foreign ministry, 128 countries and 33 international organisations have offered assistance as of Saturday. ($1=81.66 yen)

    (Reporting by Yoko Nishikawa; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)