<sod>No deaths followed short term radiation exposure,<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=George|title=When Radiation Isn’t the Real Risk|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/science/when-radiation-isnt-the-real-risk.html|accessdate=30 November 2015|publisher=The New York Times|date=21 September 2015}}</ref> while 15,884 died (as of 10 February 2014<ref name=cnn140220 />) due to the earthquake and tsunami.<eod>
<sod>No deaths followed short term radiation exposure,<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=George|title=When Radiation Isn’t the Real Risk|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/science/when-radiation-isnt-the-real-risk.html|accessdate=30 November 2015|publisher=The New York Times|date=21 September 2015}}</ref> though there were a number of deaths in the evacuation of the nearby population,<ref name=bbc-20160229/> while 15,884 died (as of 10 February 2014<ref name=cnn140220 />) due to the earthquake and tsunami.<eod>