Friday, October 3, 2014

Volcano Eruption In Japan

In this Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 photo released by Tokyo Fire Department, firefighters carry a hiker trapped in the summit area of Mount Ontake during Saturday's initial eruption during rescue operations in central Japan.
Fire Fighters removing corpse from Mount Ontake, Japan.
In Japan on Saturday, Mount Ontake started to erupt into clouds of miles thick ash that overthrew sight for hikers on the paths, and near-by residents. At least 36 people could notescape. Relatives to the victims are still desperately looking for their loved ones gone missing. It was estimated that over 200 people were hiking at the time of the eruption.

Researchers claim that Mount Ontake still isn't through with Japan and its residents. Over 17-20 inches of ash have been recorded to cover the areas around and on Mount Ontake. As hydrogen sulfide gas still spews from the mountain, search parties are restrained from exploring the mountain. Japan is on a high alert of 1 to 3 due to the chance of this volcano to erupt again in the next week.  Last eruption lasted for months and spilled out over 200,000 tons of ash.

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