Japan’s Mt. Unzen Erupts, Killing 1
<i> Associated Press</i>
TOKYO —
Hot rocks, gas and ash roared down the slopes of the Mt. Unzen volcano Wednesday, killing at least one person and engulfing dozens of homes in flames and debris.
The area was mostly deserted after 6,275 people were evacuated Tuesday when heavy rain touched off mudslides on Unzen, about 610 miles southwest of Tokyo. In June, 1991, an eruption on Unzen killed 43 people.
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