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According to the official reports revealed, a volcano exploded in central Japan on Saturday, surprisingly catching mountain climbers and one person was seriously injured in the incident.
Eye witnesses told that, there was a thunder like sound and the Mt. Ontake spewed out huge white plumes elevated into the sky, making people escaped and wrapping nearby areas in ash.
Right after the incident, Japanese media reported that numerous people were injured including one who was still in an unconscious state.
In the sunny autumn morning, before noon, the 10,062 foot peak of the volcano exploded. Japanese TV also showed the video, astonished climbers were moving away swiftly from the volcano’s peak while growing plume appears above and then surrounds them.
Moreover, the Japanese Metrological Agency lifted up the alert level for Mt. Ontake to 3 on a scale of 0-5. The government has warned people to stay away from the mountain as the ash and other wreckage would spread across 2.5 miles. Mt. Ontake is situated on the border of Nagano and Gifu prefectures on the bristle of mountains that runs down Honshu, Japan’s main island.
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