Excerpt
Avalanche kills one in Japan ski resort after volcanic eruption
A Japanese soldier has been killed in an avalanche in central Japan that may have been triggered by a volcanic eruption.
At least 11 people have also been injured, several of them critically.
The eruption sent rocks raining down over a kilometre-wide area near Kusatsu in central Japan, say local media.
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, 150km (93 miles) north-west of Tokyo, erupted on Tuesday but officials are still investigating whether it caused the avalanche.
Images of the volcano showed a vent on its side appeared to have blown out, while video footage shows a large cloud of black ash and rock being thrown down the mountainside.
All the views expressed at the source of this article may not necessarily reflect those of T.E.A. Watchers.
Click article heading to go to article source.