Over the debris flow that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the bereaved families of the victims and the victims compensated the owners of the land at the time when the embankment that was the starting point of the collapse and the current owners. Defendants have all shown a willingness to fight.
A total of 84 people, including the bereaved families of the debris flow victims and the families of the missing people in Atami City last July, and the victims, were the owners of the land at the time when the embankment that was the starting point of the collapse was created. , Has filed a lawsuit against the current owners for compensation of more than 5.8 billion yen.
On the 18th, a trial began at the Numazu branch of the Shizuoka District Court, and the plaintiffs insisted, "I knew that the embankment would collapse and there would be danger, but I did not do any work to prevent it from collapsing."
In addition, Mr. Yuji Seshita, the chairman of the "Victims' Association", stated his opinion, "The debris flow caused by the illegal embankment causes unhealing sadness to the bereaved family and unreasonable suffering to rebuild the lives of the victims. It was a man-made disaster caused by malicious acts. "
On the other hand, the former owner did not appear in court and requested that the proceeding be dismissed in the submitted answer.
In addition, the current owner requested that the complaint be dismissed, saying, "I did not know that there was an embankment on the land I purchased, and I did not recognize that there was a risk of collapse."
In the future, the biggest issue for the trial is whether it was possible to predict that the embankment would collapse on a large scale and cause damage.