The Yomiuri Shimbun A total of 573 deaths have been certified as "disaster-related" by 13 municipalities affected by the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey. This number could rise because certification for 29 people remains pending while further checks are conducted. The 13 municipalities are three cities--Minami-Soma, Tamura and Iwaki