Rescuers walk in line after a search operation near the peak of Japan's Mount Ontake on Wednesday, October 1. Efforts to recover bodies from the erupting volcano have resumed after search teams had been hampered by gas and hot ash shooting into the air. At least 47 people were killed when the volcano erupted over the weekend.
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Rescuers walk in line after a search operation near the peak of Japan's Mount Ontake on Wednesday, October 1. Efforts to recover bodies from the erupting volcano have resumed after search teams had been hampered by gas and hot ash shooting into the air. At least 47 people were killed when the volcano erupted over the weekend.
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Rescue workers board a military helicopter heading to the top of Mount Ontake on October 1.
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Rescue workers board a military helicopter heading to the top of Mount Ontake on October 1.
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A military helicopter leaves a temporary landing site for a rescue mission on Monday, September 29. Witnesses described hearing a sound like thunder as the volcano began to erupt two days earlier.
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A military helicopter leaves a temporary landing site for a rescue mission on Monday, September 29. Witnesses described hearing a sound like thunder as the volcano began to erupt two days earlier.
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Firefighters and members of Japan's military conduct a rescue operation on an ash-covered hillside near the peak of Mount Ontake on Sunday, September 28.
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Firefighters and members of Japan's military conduct a rescue operation on an ash-covered hillside near the peak of Mount Ontake on Sunday, September 28.
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Plumes of smoke and ash billow from Mount Ontake as it continues to erupt on September 28.
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Plumes of smoke and ash billow from Mount Ontake as it continues to erupt on September 28.
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Climbers descend Mount Ontake on September 28.
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Climbers descend Mount Ontake on September 28.
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A helicopter lifts a survivor from the ash-covered top of Mount Ontake.
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A helicopter lifts a survivor from the ash-covered top of Mount Ontake.
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Firefighters and members of Japan's military conduct a rescue operation at a mountain lodge near the peak of Mount Ontake.
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Firefighters and members of Japan's military conduct a rescue operation at a mountain lodge near the peak of Mount Ontake.
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Rescuers assist an injured person on September 28.
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Rescuers assist an injured person on September 28.
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Rescuers walk through ash covered-structures while searching for victims on September 28.
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Rescuers walk through ash covered-structures while searching for victims on September 28.
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Plumes of smoke and ash rise over Mount Ontake on Saturday, September 27.
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Plumes of smoke and ash rise over Mount Ontake on Saturday, September 27.
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An aerial view shows the dense white plume of Mount Ontake rising high into the sky.
Japan's Mount Ontake erupts —
An aerial view shows the dense white plume of Mount Ontake rising high into the sky.
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Dense fumes are spewed out from several spots on the slope of Mount Ontake.
Japan's Mount Ontake erupts —
Dense fumes are spewed out from several spots on the slope of Mount Ontake.
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Climbers flee the mountain as the eruption coats the area in a layer of ash.
Japan's Mount Ontake erupts —
Climbers flee the mountain as the eruption coats the area in a layer of ash.
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Local authorities say there were roughly 250 hikers in the area at the time of the eruption.
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Local authorities say there were roughly 250 hikers in the area at the time of the eruption.
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A mountain lodge is covered in ash.
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A mountain lodge is covered in ash.
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Smoke and ash rise from the summit crater of Mount Ontake.
Japan's Mount Ontake erupts —
Smoke and ash rise from the summit crater of Mount Ontake.
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