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Saturday, September 27, 2014

EMERGENCY RESCUE FOR HIKERS CAUGHT BY SUDDEN VOLCANO ERUPTION AT MOUNT ONTAKE IN JAPAN


Mount Ontake is 120 miles west of Tokyo although so far flights in and out of the city have not been affected by the eruption although local flight restrictions are in place
Mount Ontake

'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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    The ash cloud spread out immediately in every direction shooting thousands of feet into the sky before covering a two square mile area in dense, choking dust 
     
    More than 250 people were on the mountain when the volcano started to erupt yesterday lunchtime forcing walkers to improvise protective masks 
     
    Those near the bottom of the mountain were able to continue downwards, but an estimated 40 of those near the summit were stranded with seven reported missing 
     

     
     
    Photos - AP - Daily Mail
     
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