Survivors filmed the eruption at close quarters and described volcanic rock falling "like hailstones" The bodies of 31 hikers have been found near the top of Japan's Mount Ontake a day after a sudden volcanic eruption. The hikers were not breathing and their hearts had stopped. The search for a total of 45 missing climbers has now been called off for the night. The volcano, about 200km (125 miles)
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