TOKIO - Najmanje osam osoba ozlijeđeno je u subotu u erupciji vulkana Ontakea u središnjem Japanu, objavila je japanska meteorološka agencija.
Nakon erupcije vulkana Ontakea u subotu ujutro brojni su letovi preusmjereni zbog vulkanskog oblaka koji je smanjio vidljivost na tom području.
"Sedam osoba je lakše ozlijeđeno, a jedna teže, kao rezultat erupcije vulkana", rekao je dužnosnik vatrogasne službe okruga Nagano Makoto Hasegawa. Erupcija još uvijek traje, dodao je.
Približno 250 ljudi ostalo je zarobljeno u blizini planinskog vrha, a spasilačke službe krenule su u akciju spašavanja.
"Zrakoplovne tvrtke preusmjeravaju letove kako bi izbjegle oblak pepela", rekao je Hasegawa.
Planina Ontake nalazi se 200 km zapadno od Tokija, a u njezinoj se blizini ne nalazi nijedna nuklearna elektrana.
This combination of pictures taken by climber Keiji Aoki on September 27, 2014 shows smoke rising from Japan's volcano Mount Ontake during an eruption in Nagano prefecture, central Japan. A volcano erupted in central Japan on September 27, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left 11 hikers injured, including seven unconscious, and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / KEIJI AOKI JAPAN OUT
This picture taken by a climber Keiji Aoki on September 27, 2014 shows climbers evacuating from Mount Ontake as Japan's volcano Ontake erupted in Nagano prefecture, central Japan. A volcano erupted in central Japan, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left 11 hikers injured, including seven unconscious, and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre Mount Ontake straddling Nagano and Gifu prefecture happened around midday. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / KEIJI AOKI JAPAN OUT
This TV picture released by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Chubu Regional Development Bureau on September 27, 2014 shows the eruption of the Mount Ontake in Nagano prefecture on September 27, 2014. the volcano erupted in central Japan, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured and forced 150 people to shelter in cabins near the summit. The eruption of the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Mount Ontake happened around midday, the meteorological agency said. AFP PHOTO / Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Chubu Regional Development Bureau VIA JIJI PRESS