3 months since Mt. Ontake eruption

3 months since Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Two women in the central Japan village of Otaki pray on Dec. 27, 2014, for the victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption three months earlier that left 57 people dead and six missing.

1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - A woman wipes her tears in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, in front of flowers to mourn for 57 climbers killed in the eruption of Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 27, 2014, one month after the 3,067-meter volcano erupted. Six people remain missing on the mountain following the eruption.

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.

Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - A "ROAD BLOCKED" sign is seen in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, 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.

90 people trapped in ski lift gondolas in Nagano Pref., rescued

90 people trapped in ski lift gondolas in Nagano Pref., rescued

VILLAGE OF OTAKI, Japan - A man is escorted after being rescued from a troubled ski lift gondola at the ''Ontake 2240'' ski resort in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Dec. 15. Ninety people were trapped inside gondolas as a ski lift came to a sudden stop earlier in the day. Two women were hospitalized for not feeling well after the incident.