Ruling on damages over school kids' deaths in tsunami

Ruling on damages over school kids' deaths in tsunami

People mourn victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on Oct. 25, 2016, in front of Okawa elementary school in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki, where 74 students died or remain unaccounted for. Of the 74, the families of 23 students filed a damages suit seeking compensation from local authorities, and the Sendai District Court will hand down a ruling on Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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