Most victims on Mt. Ontake hit by falling rocks

Most victims on Mt. Ontake hit by falling rocks

OSAKA, Japan - The roofs of mountain lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan are covered in thick volcanic ash on Oct. 2, 2014. Autopsies have determined that 46 of the 47 people confirmed to have died in the Sept. 27 eruption of the 3,067-meter volcano, straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures, were hit by flying rocks.

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