A total of 70 people on Tuesday filed a damages suit against current and former landowners allegedly involved in land alterations and the creation of a massive soil mound at a mountainside where a mudslide in July killed 26 people in the hot spring report of Atami southwest of Tokyo.In the lawsuit filed with the Numazu branch of the Shizuoka District Court, the plaintiffs including bereaved family members of the victims and local business operators are seeking 3.2 billion yen ($28 million) in damages from people and companies involved in managing the land."We will take action to ensure that…READ FULL ARTICLE
