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15,000 people died because of the tsunami. No one died from the radiation release at Fukushima.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_an...



Only considering acute radiation poisoning doesn't seem like a fair metric.


"A comprehensive assessment by international experts on the health risks associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) disaster in Japan has concluded that, for the general population inside and outside of Japan, the predicted risks are low and no observable increases in cancer rates above baseline rates are anticipated"

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/fukushima_...


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