Resident washes car covered with ash from volcano

Resident washes car covered with ash from volcano

SOBETSU, Japan - A resident of Sobetsu, Hokkaido washes her car covered with ash falling from Mt. Usu on March 31. The 732-meter mountain erupted earlier in the day for the first time in 23 years.

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