Over 80 die unattended in temporary housing

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows temporary housing in Miyagi Prefecture for people affected by the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. At least 81 people have died unattended in such housing since the disaster in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima, the three hardest-hit prefectures in northeastern Japan, a Kyodo News survey found Sept. 11, 2013.

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