Nell'ospedale di Ishinomaki (EPA/INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT)

Handout supplied 14 March 2011 by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) shows patients (C) receiving medical help at Ishinomaki hospital, Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, 13 March 2011. The death toll from earthquake and tsunami in north-eastern Japan could run into the tens of thousands, officials said late 14 March 2011, as rolling blackouts plunged parts of the country into darkness. Concerns were also rising of a meltdown at two overheating nuclear power plants, after their cooling systems failed. EPA/INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES