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White smokes rises around a mountain lodge covered with volcano ash near the summit of Mt. Ontake, the 3,067-meter volcano, about 230km west of Tokyo, central Japan, 28 September 2014 as white smoke rises from the erupted volcano. Photo by EPA/BGNES
An unexpected volcanic eruption at Mount Ontake could have left 31 people dead, reports suggest after lifeless bodies were founds near the peak.
A police spokesman at the Nagano prefecture has confirmed the individuals found by rescue teams are "in cardiac arrest", but an official medial examination is now required by authorities.
The eruption came as a shock to hikers, with hundreds visiting the popular beauty spot every day.
Most of the 250 people who were previously trapped on the slopes are now out of danger, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports.
In 1991, an eruption at the Mount Unzen took 43 lives. With this exception, deaths after volcanic activity are unusual in Japan, even though such incidents are frequent in the country.
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