How many buildings were destroyed or damaged in Miyagi prefecture during the 2011 disaster?

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earthquake damage, Honshu, Japan, 2011 — Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 Aerial view of damage to a portion of the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, following the offshore earthquake and resultant tsunami there on March 11, 2011.

During the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, Miyagi prefecture experienced catastrophic property damage. In this prefecture alone, more than 230,000 buildings were either wholly or partially destroyed as a result of the disaster.1