Volcanic activity hampers rescue efforts on Mt. Ontake

KISO, Japan - Relatives of people who remain unaccounted for following the eruption of Mt. Ontake leave their waiting area in the Kiso town office in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 30, 2014, as search operations were halted due to bad weather and volcanic earthquakes.

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