Which prefecture had the greatest number of deaths and missing people after 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.

Following the Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011, Miyagi prefecture suffered the greatest number of deaths and missing people. Of the total casualties from the disaster, approximately 10,800 individuals were confirmed dead or listed as missing in Miyagi prefecture alone.1