Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Ambulances arrive in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, to transport climbers on Sept. 28, 2014, as Mt. Ontake continues spewing smoke in the background. The 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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