The death toll from Saturday's eruption of the Japanese volcano Mount Ontake rose yet again Wednesday after another dozen bodies were discovered on the mountain.
That raises the total to 48 confirmed deaths from the eruption as search crews continued to work despite ash and smoke still seeping from the crater. Nagano police said the searchers were carrying devices that measured the toxicity of the ash to ensure it was safe to be on the slopes.
Before Saturday, seismologists had detected signs of increased seismic activity at Mount Ontake, one of Japan's 110 active volcanos, but nothing signaled a fatal eruption.
Survivors said huge boulders fell from the sky and billowing gray smoke cast total darkness over the mountain minutes after the eruption. Their stories indicated that those who managed to hide behind big rocks or escaped into nearby lodges survived.
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