Are there friends and family clinging to there lives under piles of rubble, are they dead, and are they ok are questions going through million’s of peoples minds after the devastating tsunami and earthquake. According to yahoo news as of Monday 10,808 people are listed as currently missing and 14,728 people have been confirmed dead. It is one thing to lose a loved one and a whole other thing to not know if they are suffering alone or dead some ware. The NewsQuake Twitter page reports that the Japan police plan to use DNA testing to identify the dead remains of thousands of people found. DNA from those reported missing is to be collected and compared to the DNA of the many remains in hopes of confirming the deaths of those who are missing. This as one would think will take a lot of work and time. Even if these tests are successful they will not be able to identify everyone missing. It is impossible to find and match the DNA of all 10,808 people missing. So the question will remain if for many whether ones loved ones are alone and suffering in need of help or already gone.
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