Road near Mt. Usu twisted

DATE, Japan - Photo shows the state of a national road near the Mt. Usu volcano in southwestern Hokkaido on April 24. The section of National Route 230 is believed to have been twisted into a stair-like shape due to a rise in magma below the mountain. The picture was taken by an unmanned helicopter of the Construction Ministry for surveying mudslides from the volcano, which erupted March 31.

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