An aerial photo shows rescue workers and soldiers searching for survivors among ash-covered cottages and a Shinto shrine on Sept. 28 after Japan’s Mt. Ontake volcano erupted. (Jiji Press / AFP/Getty Images)
A Sept. 29 aerial photo shows rescue workers searching for missing people near a mountain lodge after the eruption of Japan’s Mt. Ontake volcano. (Kyodo News / Associated Press)
Mountain lodges show heavy damage Sept. 29 after the eruption of the Mt. Ontake volcano in central Japan. (Kyodo News / Associated Press)
In the wake of the volcano’s eruption, smoke rises from Japan’s Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP/Getty Images)
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Firefighters and members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces conduct a rescue operation at a cabin near the peak of Mount Ontake. (Kyodo News / Associated Press)
Dense fumes spew from several spots on the slope of Mt. Ontake as the volcano erupts Saturday. (Toshihiko Kawaguchi / Associated Press)
Mount Ontake erupts in Nagano prefecture, central Japan. (Jiji Press / AFP/Getty Images)
White smoke rises from Mount Ontake as the volcano erupts. (Keiji Aoki / AFP/Getty Images)
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Climbers evacuate Mount Ontake as the volcano erupts. ( Keiji Aoki / AFP/Getty Images)
