Hot mud flows into Lake Toya hot spring resort

Hot mud flows into Lake Toya hot spring resort

TOYA, Japan - Steam rises in the wake of hot mud flowing from the crater of Mt. Usu volcano into the deserted Lake Toya hot spring resort in southwestern Hokkaido April 9. Volcanologists have repeatedly warned that Mt. Usu may soon erupt violently. The Meteorological Agency and Hokkaido University have stepped up their monitoring of the 732-meter mountain, which erupted March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years.

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