Volcano Erupts in Japan

 

As of the last report, 7 are missing, 40 injured and one woman is confirmed dead. This location is a popular tourist attraction for hikers. According to an article from WDRB news, the police for the area said:

“More than 250 hikers at one stage had been stranded on the mountain, which is 3,067 meters (10,062 feet) high and last erupted in 2007. No nuclear power plants are located nearby. “

 

From the Japanese Meteorological Agency:

“The volcano, Mount Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures 200 km (125 miles) west of Tokyo, erupted just before midday and sent ash pouring down the mountain’s south slope for more than three km (two miles).”

 

An erupting volcano caught mountain climbers by surprise in Japan today. http://t.co/Rdmm5rAdlR pic.twitter.com/BTJVWZQhb5

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 27, 2014

Volcano eruption in Japan catches climbers by surprise, injures 40, leaves 7 missing http://t.co/iA2JUgzw5q pic.twitter.com/11OjfDvXh4 — TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) September 27, 2014

Erupting Japanese volcano leaves 7 people unconscious and strands more than 250 http://t.co/EBHTsspB9t pic.twitter.com/r90o6M9XYB

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 27, 2014

WATCH: Hiker posts video right after Japan’s Mount Ontake erupts http://t.co/VyeCNp1x3A pic.twitter.com/YfqGSBCf8I — The New Paper (@thenewpaper) September 27, 2014

NOW: More than 250 people are stranded on top of a volcano that has erupted in Japan. https://t.co/fak94HL298 pic.twitter.com/AmshYKgL8I

— Al Boe (@AlBoeNEWS) September 27, 2014