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# Mount Ontake

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First deaths confirmed following Mount Ontake eruption

Four people out of the 31 people who had been found in cardiac arrest near the peak were confirmed dead.

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Sep 28th 2014, 7:23 PM

More than 30 feared dead in Japan as volcano continues to erupt

Official say 45 to 49 hikers sheltered overnight in cabins on the mountain.

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Sep 28th 2014, 8:01 AM