1. By Atsuko Toko Fish, Co-founder of JDRFB A Report Back from Tohoku T HE F ish F amily F oundation http://japanesedisasterrelieffund.org Wednesday May 25, 2011 Photos by Emily Fish
5. DISASTER FACTS Tohoku Comparison Death Toll 14,981 lives 1,836 (Katrina) # Missing 9,850 individuals 135 (Katrina) # of Evacuees at Shelters 115,000 individuals # of Shelters 2,500 sites Destroyed Shoreline 265 miles Boston to Syracuse Destroyed Land Mass 155 sq miles 3 times size of Boston