Great east Japan Earthquake,Tohoku

Question 1

social impacts

Answer 1

✅ Around 15,900 people died.
✅ Over 6,000 injured and around 2,500 missing.
✅ Many hospitals were damaged, and shortages of medical supplies affected treatment.

Question 2

Economic impacts

Answer 2

✅ estimated total economic cost of around $235 billion, making it the most expensive natural disaster ever.
✅ Roads, bridges, and railways were destroyed, and Sendai Airport was flooded.
✅ Japan shut down many nuclear plants, increasing reliance on imported fossil fuels.