(2) Girl buried in Niigata quake found dead, death toll rises to 34

(2) Girl buried in Niigata quake found dead, death toll rises to 34

NAGAOKA, Japan - Firefighters spread a sheet over a buried car Oct. 28 in which Mayu Minagawa, a three-year-old girl, remains trapped since the Oct. 23 earthquakes that devastated much of central Niigata Prefecture. The girl was confirmed dead. The operations to take her out were suspended for fears of a secondary disaster.

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