生せい死し不ふ明めい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

unknown fate; missing; not known if alive or dead

Used in news reports, official statements, and formal contexts to describe a person whose survival status is unconfirmed. Often appears as 生死不明の or 生死不明となる.

• 地じ震しんで生せい死し不ふ明めいの人ひとが