Victims of flooding sue Nagoya city gov't

Victims of flooding sue Nagoya city gov't

NAGOYA, Japan - About 700 people march toward the Nagoya District Court on June 5 to file a lawsuit demanding the Nagoya city government pay 750 million yen in damages, claiming malfunction of city-installed pumps caused a serious flood in the city's Tempaku Ward in September 2000.

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