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Japan Body Searchers Return to Volcano, 8 Months After Eruption
Japanese search teams returned to the peak of a volcano on Wednesday for the first time in eight months to look for the bodies of six climbers still missing after an eruption that killed dozens.
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Japan Warns of Increased Activity at Volcano Near Nuclear Plant
Japan warned on Friday that a volcano in southern Japan located roughly 64 km (40 miles) from a nuclear plant was showing signs of increased activity that could possibly lead to a small-scale eruption and warned people to stay away from the summit.
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4,000 Take Part in Mount Fuji Eruption Drill
Nearly 4,000 people took part on Sunday in a mass evacuation drill to test responses to a possible eruption of Japan's highest peak Mount Fuji, weeks after a nearby volcano blew its top and killed at least 56.
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Japan Volcano Victims Leave Photos of Last Moments
The victims include hiking enthusiasts from a major insurance company. Members of a group of nature lovers studying wild plants. A construction manager who snapped about 100 photos - found on his scratched and dented camera - to show his wife what she was missing because she had to work that day.
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Search For Bodies on Japan Volcano Halted as Typhoon Looms
A search operation for people missing on a volcano in central Japan was called off Sunday, more than a week after a deadly eruption claimed dozens of lives, as an approaching typhoon brought heavy rains.
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Three More Bodies Found on Japan Volcano as Typhoon Nears
Authorities found three more bodies on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano Saturday after a search stalled by heavy rain resumed, while a typhoon threatened to further hamper the recovery operation.
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16 People Still Unaccounted For in Japan Volcano Eruption Incident: Officials
Sixteen people are still unaccounted for on the Japanese volcano that erupted without warning, officials said on Friday, on top of the 47 known to have died.
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Volcanic Rocks Killed Most Victims: Japan Police
Doctors have determined that almost all of the dozens of people killed on a Japanese volcano died of injuries from being hit by rocks that flew out during its eruption, police said Thursday.
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Bodies Found on Japan Volcano, Raising Toll to 48
A dozen more bodies were found on Wednesday near the ash-covered summit of a Japanese volcano as searches resumed amid concern of toxic gasses and another eruption.
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Luck, Instinct Determined Fates of Volcano Hikers
Huge boulders falling from the sky. Billowing gray smoke that cast total darkness over the mountain. Volcanic ash piling on the ground and fumes filling the air.
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Japan Body Searchers Return to Volcano, 8 Months After Eruption
Japanese search teams returned to the peak of a volcano on Wednesday for the first time in eight months to look for the bodies of six climbers still missing after an eruption that killed dozens.
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Japan Warns of Increased Activity at Volcano Near Nuclear Plant
Japan warned on Friday that a volcano in southern Japan located roughly 64 km (40 miles) from a nuclear plant was showing signs of increased activity that could possibly lead to a small-scale eruption and warned people to stay away from the summit.
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4,000 Take Part in Mount Fuji Eruption Drill
Nearly 4,000 people took part on Sunday in a mass evacuation drill to test responses to a possible eruption of Japan's highest peak Mount Fuji, weeks after a nearby volcano blew its top and killed at least 56.
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Japan Volcano Victims Leave Photos of Last Moments
The victims include hiking enthusiasts from a major insurance company. Members of a group of nature lovers studying wild plants. A construction manager who snapped about 100 photos - found on his scratched and dented camera - to show his wife what she was missing because she had to work that day.
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Search For Bodies on Japan Volcano Halted as Typhoon Looms
A search operation for people missing on a volcano in central Japan was called off Sunday, more than a week after a deadly eruption claimed dozens of lives, as an approaching typhoon brought heavy rains.
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Three More Bodies Found on Japan Volcano as Typhoon Nears
Authorities found three more bodies on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano Saturday after a search stalled by heavy rain resumed, while a typhoon threatened to further hamper the recovery operation.
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16 People Still Unaccounted For in Japan Volcano Eruption Incident: Officials
Sixteen people are still unaccounted for on the Japanese volcano that erupted without warning, officials said on Friday, on top of the 47 known to have died.
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Volcanic Rocks Killed Most Victims: Japan Police
Doctors have determined that almost all of the dozens of people killed on a Japanese volcano died of injuries from being hit by rocks that flew out during its eruption, police said Thursday.
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Bodies Found on Japan Volcano, Raising Toll to 48
A dozen more bodies were found on Wednesday near the ash-covered summit of a Japanese volcano as searches resumed amid concern of toxic gasses and another eruption.
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Luck, Instinct Determined Fates of Volcano Hikers
Huge boulders falling from the sky. Billowing gray smoke that cast total darkness over the mountain. Volcanic ash piling on the ground and fumes filling the air.
