It's being under-reported like HELL. Probably at least 100,000, but some sources say it's like under 10,000/ Right now wiki says 'at least 3.633'. Sure. And I have a tail and wings. COME ON! THE MOST POWERFUL STORM EVER RECORDED HITTING A BUNCH OF ISLANDS? SURRRRRRRE.
A couple of days ago they said 10K were wiped from one city. What happened to them? They got better? (There was a joke about that in MASH. Can't remember if it was the movie or the series. "I thought you said he was dead!" followed by a "He got better?" or something like that. I'll never forget that.)