Volcanoes suddenly erupt, causing many deaths in Japan

The Japanese authorities discovered 31 people died near Ontake volcano peak after the mountain suddenly erupted on September 27.

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Japanese police said that these 31 people were found in a "heart stopped" condition, but the forensic examination agency will check again to determine the cause of death.

On September 29, Ontake volcano continued to spray smoke and ash into the air.

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Meanwhile, officials said the rescue effort in the area around the volcano had to be halted due to increased levels of toxic gas near the top of the mountain. Rescuers will continue their work tonight.

Meanwhile, the Agency for Disaster and Fire Management said 45 others are missing. Up to this point, there are still no confirmed 31 people killed out of the 45 missing people.

A police officer was guarding at the road to Mount Ontake

Climbing Ontake Mountain on September 27 and had gone down the mountain an hour before the mountain erupted, 52-year-old Satoshi Saito said the weather on the mountain was quite good, there were many people coming up, bringing with him camera to take pictures. There were no volcanic warnings on the trails he still climbed.

Mr. Saito said: 'There is no shock or strange smell when climbing a mountain. However, a hotel owner here said the number of small earthquakes has increased over the past few months. "

Ontake Mountain is located in Kiso Town, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is a popular tourist destination.

Located about 200km west of the capital, Ontake is the second highest mountain in Japan. The last activity of this mountain took place 7 years ago. The biggest eruption was in 1979, killing two tourists.

Due to the Pacific Ocean's 'ring of fire' , there are active volcanoes in Japan. However, there have been no deaths since the Unzen volcano in the southwest of the country, which killed 43 people.

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