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SHIMABARA, Nagasaki Prefecture--Locals gathered here on June 3 to commemorate the massive eruption of Mount Unzen’s Fugendake 30 years ago, which killed 43 people including firefighters and ...
including the 1991 eruption of Japan's Mount Unzen and the 2018 eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, he said. The initial ash clouds contained little volcanic material and so might seem to have ...
Deadly volcanic activity in Japan in recent years includes the 1993 eruption of Mount Unzen’s Fugendake and the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontakesan in central Japan. Both incidents killed dozens of ...
The legends of Unzen Onsen passed down through the ages paint a chilling picture. In this mountain resort town, stories of demons, white snakes rising from the mist and Buddhist monks using the ...