National News

Court blames 2011 tsunami deaths on bad plan

音声ダウンロード

A high court ruled April 26 that the deaths of over 23 Okawa Elementary School students in the tsunami following the March 2011 earthquake in Tohoku could have been prevented if Miyagi Prefecture and the city of Ishinomaki had updated its disaster contingency plan.

The Sendai High Court ordered local authorities to pay around ¥1.436 billion in damages to families, about ¥10 million higher than a lower court ruling. The judge said the contingency plan could have included a higher evacuation location. (Kyodo)

大川小津波訴訟、遺族が２審も勝訴

東日本大震災の津波で犠牲となった宮城県石巻市立大川小学校の児童の遺族が起こした裁判で仙台高等裁判所は、災害対策の不備を認め市と県に約14億円の支払いを命じた。

The Japan Times ST: May 11, 2018