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On Saturday, Japan's Mount Ontake volcano erupted without warning, surprising several hundred nearby hikers. Plumes of volcanic gas and ash overtook the fleeing hikers and buried nearby lodges and outbuildings. Though most of the people on Mount Ontake that day were able to escape.
A cloud of volcanic ash rises from Mt Ontake. The eruption continued under clear blue skies. Worst volcanic eruption in Japan for 90 years. On Saturday 27th September 2014 there was the sudden volcanic eruption of Mt Ontake, a volcano located around 200km west of Tokyo.