Eruption of Mt. Ontake Eruption of Mt.

Ontake Eruption Ontake-san (3067 meters), located on the border between Nagano and Gifu prefectures, erupted at 11:53 a.m. on the 27th. It was confirmed that the volcanic fumes flowed down the southern slope for about 3 kilometers, and the fumes continued to rise high from the crater during the night. Many climbers near the summit were caught in the eruption, and according to the local fire department in Nagano Prefecture and the Gifu Prefectural Police, a total of 12 people were seriously injured as of midnight on March 28. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a warning that large cinders may scatter within a 4-kilometer radius of the crater. Photo taken on September 27, 2014, from a helicopter of the head office. Published in the morning edition on the 28th of the same month