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¥1.4 billion ruling over 2011 tsunami deaths

音声ダウンロード

Families of 23 elementary school students killed in the tsunami of 2011 won a major court battle on Oct. 26 when the Sendai District Court ruled that the school failed to evacuate the children appropriately.

The city of Ishinomaki and Miyagi Prefecture were ordered to pay roughly ¥1.4 billion in damages. The Okawa Elementary School students died after the 10-meter tsunami hit the Ishinomaki coast at 3:30 p.m. March 11.

Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama said the city will appeal the ruling. (Kyodo)

大川小の津波訴訟で14億円賠償命令

東日本大震災の津波で犠牲になった宮城県石巻市の大川小学校の児童の遺族が訴えた裁判で、仙台地裁は10月26日、市と県に対し14億円余りの賠償金を支払うよう命じた。

The Japan Times ST: November 11, 2016