282 deaths linked to aftermath / Unsanitary conditions, co.

282 deaths linked to aftermath / Unsanitary conditions, cold temperatures blamed for postdisaster toll

Yomiuri

Among people who survived the March 11 massive quake and tsunami but died later in the month in the disaster-stricken Tohoku region, at least 282 were believed to have succumbed to postdisaster-linked factors, such as cold temperatures and unsanitary conditions at evacuation sites that aggravated their chronic illnesses, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The findings were made through inquiries to key hospitals designated to handle major natural disasters in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.

As many of those hospitals located along …