Mt. Ontake eruption

Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 2, 2014, shows a firefighter, whose face and clothes are covered in ash, walking in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, after search and rescue operations at Mt. Ontake were stopped for the day. The 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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  • 2014/10/03 00:00:00
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