A slight shrug. He's not going to lie about the damage that's been done; fortunately, it could be a lot worse.

"Several people have gotten sick. Some of their crops have been spoiled. It'll take a while for the village to recover, and some of the fuki will need to be cleaned up to allow the remainder to recede. But nobody has died. And, now that we know the cause and can keep it from happening again, it may well be that nobody will."