Three years after the March 11, 2011 disaster in the Tohoku region, 2,636 people are still missing, according to the National Police Agency.

As of March 1, the recognized death toll stands at 15,884 in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, including the remains of 98 persons who have not been able to be identified.

Police, Maritime Safety Agency personnel and local volunteers conduct searches for missing tsunami victims on the 11th of each month. The searches for missing people are conducted at the request of families of the missing.

The greatest number missing is 1,287, from Miyagi.

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