Government held responsible again over 2015 Kinugawa river flood

Government held responsible again over 2015 Kinugawa river flood

In a lawsuit, residents in flooded areas along the river claimed that the government's inadequate river management caused the disaster.

Many people have seen on TV the scene of 1,339 people being rescued by helicopter. On September 10, 2015, the Kinugawa River flooded and the levees collapsed in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, due to heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions. The appeal hearing of a lawsuit filed by affected residents seeking damages from the government...