Schoolgirl dies as wall collapses in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the site of a factory being demolished in the city of Gifu where an 11-meter-high wall collapsed on Oct. 14, 2010, killing Yukari Kawase, a 17-year-old high school girl who was on her way home.

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