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According to Oxfam, five million people were affected of which 1.7m were made homeless, half a million were injured and more than 230,000 were killed. The TEC said 40,000 to 45,000 more women than men were killed in the tsunami.
The aftermath of the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami included both a humanitarian crisis and massive economic impacts. The tsunami created over 300,000 refugees in the TÅhoku region of Japan, and resulted in shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel for survivors.he 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami caused a large number of displaced people. The number of the evacuees, as of 26 January 2012, was 341,411. Some earthquake survivors died in the shelters or in the process of evacuation. Many shelters struggled to feed evacuees and were not medically sufficiently equipped.