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'We thought we all were going to die': Ash rains down on climbers as they flee erupting Japanese volcano - and rescue under way for scores still stranded near top
Mount Ontake started erupting at lunchtime on Friday spewing out small rock and ash over a two-mile wide area
Rescuers said that 32 people were seriously injured, seven of those were rendered unconscious by the fumes
The volcano is 120 miles west of Tokyo but has not yet caused any disruption to flights in and out of the city
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed the military to rescue the 40 stranded hikers from the area
Seven people are reported missing as rescuers struggle to ascend the 3,067 metre mountain
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