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1
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What was the social impact of the policy in terms of evacuation?

A
  • 163,000 people were in shelters around the country

- Another 136,000 people were evacuated from around the plant

2
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What was the impact to households?

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  • At least 170,000 households were left without clean running water
  • 164,000 houses in the north were left without electricity
3
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What were the impacts on the economy?

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  • the damage from the earthquake and tsunami were between 16-25 trillion yen
  • this would make it the worlds worst costliest natural disaster
4
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What happened in terms of countries offering aid?

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  • 134 countries and 39 international organisations have offered assistance