Japan volcano eruption toll 47, worst in 88 years
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THE death toll from a Japanese volcano eruption rose to 47 yesterday, the worst in 88 years, after more victims were discovered on the ash-covered mountain.
Military searchers resumed a recovery operation with helicopters early yesterday a day after officials called off rescue efforts because of poisonous gas and fears of another blast.
The eruption of 3,067-meter Mount Ontake, 200 kilometers west of Tokyo, blanketed the summit with a deadly rain of ash and stone as it was packed with climbers and hikers enjoying the autumn colors.
Police said earlier that 48 people had been killed but later revised the toll down to 47. They did not say why they revised the toll but said more victims could still be on the mountain.
The toll exceeds the 43 people killed in a 1991 eruption in southwest Japan and becomes the deadliest volcano since a 1926 eruption on the northern island of Hokkaido, which killed 144 people, according to government data.
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