Japanese Hiker Captures Terrifying Video of Mount Ontake's Eruption
At around 12 p.m. local time today, Japan's Mount Ontake erupted, trapping some 150 climbers on the volcano, the BBC reports. One of those caught in the disaster was YouTube user Kuroda Terutoshi, who uploaded this video showing the eruption's enormous ash cloud overtaking the hiker and his party.
According to Reuters, at least one person has died and over 30 have been seriously injured since the volcano began raining ash on central Japan this morning. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the military to rescue the remaining hikers, telling reporters, "I instructed to do all we can to rescue the people affected and secure the safety of the trekkers."
