10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Members of a mountain rescue team from Gero in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, observe a moment of silence for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2024, the time of the eruption exactly 10 years ago, near the mountain's summit. The team members were involved in the rescue operations of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Members of a mountain rescue team from Gero in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, observe a moment of silence for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2024, the time of the eruption exactly 10 years ago, near the mountain's summit. The team members were involved in the rescue operations of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240112) -- BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Tianxing-1 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 11, 2024. The satellite, mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection, was launched at 11:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Haixia/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240111) -- JIUQUAN, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Tianxing-1 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 11, 2024. The satellite, mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection, was launched at 11:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Haixia/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240111) -- JIUQUAN, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Tianxing-1 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 11, 2024. The satellite, mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection, was launched at 11:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Haixia/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240111) -- JIUQUAN, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Tianxing-1 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 11, 2024. The satellite, mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection, was launched at 11:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Yang Xiaobo/Xinhua)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesonSci)CHINA-JIUQUAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240111) -- JIUQUAN, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Tianxing-1 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 11, 2024. The satellite, mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection, was launched at 11:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit. (Photo by Yang Xiaobo/Xinhua)

China launches new test satellite using Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket

STORY: China launches new test satellite using Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:18 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the transfer of carrier rocket STORYLINE: China sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The Tianxing-1 02 satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 11:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit. The satellite is mainly used for experiments such as space environment detection. It was the 26th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch center. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - At 11:52 a.m., the time Mt. Ontake erupted on Sept. 27, 2014, a woman offers prayers in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture at the foot of the volcano on Oct. 27, one month after the eruption, which killed 57 climbers. Six people remain missing on the mountain.

1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - At 11:52 a.m., the time Mt. Ontake erupted on Sept. 27, 2014, people observe a moment of silence in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture at the foot of the volcano on Oct. 27, one month after the eruption, which killed 57 climbers. Six people remain missing on the mountain.

7 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

7 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved family members observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption during a ceremony in Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2021, the time of the eruption exactly seven years earlier. The disaster left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

Bereaved families mourn victims on 1st anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved families mourn victims on 1st anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved family members of victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption observe a moment of silence during a ceremony in the foothill village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2015, the time of the eruption a year earlier. The eruption killed 58 people and left five others unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bereaved families mourn victims on 1st anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved families mourn victims on 1st anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved family members of victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption observe a moment of silence near a mountain cabin at the eighth station in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2015, the time of the eruption a year earlier. The eruption killed 58 people and left five others unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

6 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

6 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

People wearing face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption during a ceremony in Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2020, the time of the eruption exactly six years earlier. The disaster killed 58 people, with another five people never found.

Victims commemorated on 2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Victims commemorated on 2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Climbers observe a moment of silence for the victims of Mt. Ontake eruption in front of a flower stand in the central Japan village of Otaki at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2016, the time of the eruption two year earlier. The disaster killed 58 people, with another five never found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Victims commemorated on 2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Victims commemorated on 2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Mourners observe a moment of silence for the victims of Mt. Ontake eruption during a ceremony in the central Japan town of Kiso at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2016, the time of the eruption two year earlier. The disaster killed 58 people, with another five never found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Victims commemorated on 2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Victims commemorated on 2nd anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Mourners observe a moment of silence for the victims of Mt. Ontake eruption during a ceremony in the central Japan town of Kiso at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2016, the time of the eruption two year earlier. The disaster killed 58 people, with another five never found. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo