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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Search and Rescue Against the Odds in Japan [Watch (HLS stream): Search and Rescue Against the Odds in Japan](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/RmgYmo2c.m3u8) (2:41)  _Published 2011-03-18. 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But that doesn't stop people from trying. -[ Foreign Language ] -[ Foreign Language ] >> Search teams are braving possible radiation exposure from the nearby Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. They have the equipment to monitor the situation. But as the nuclear crisis gets worse, the retrieval of bodies in places like these will only get harder. When firefighters find bodies, they alert special Defense Force soldiers who gather them and take them to the morgue. As of Friday, the official death toll stood just about 5, 000. Nearly 10, 000 people are still missing. In Natori City Hall, hundreds of missing and found person's notes are posted so people can come and scan and look for their loved ones. 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