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Japan: Volcano: 2014/09/27 Country Information on DRR

Period 2014/09/27
Country or District Japan
Event Type Volcano
Outline Mount Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures 200 km (125 miles) west of Tokyo, erupted just before midday erupted on 27 September 2014, killing one and seriously injuring more than 30 people.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
Cabinet Office 2014/10/13
Killed: 56
Missing: 7
Injured: 69
Cabinet Office 2014/10/08
Killed: 55
Missing: 9
Injured: 69
Cabinet Office 2014/10/07
Killed: 54
Missing: 11
Injured: 69
Cabinet Office 2014/10/05
Killed: 51
Missing: 12
Injured: 69
Cabinet Office 2014/10/01
Killed: 47
Injured: 69
Cabinet Office 2014/09/29
Killed: 12
Cardiopulmonary arrest: 24
Injured: 69
Cabinet Office 2014/09/28
Killed: 4
Cardiopulmonary arrest: 27
Injured: 40
Cabinet Office 2014/09/28
Cardiopulmonary arrest: 31
Injured: 37
Cabinet Office 2014/09/28
Missing: 32
Injured: 27

Related Links

Report/Articles

Cabinet Office 2014/10/13
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:00, 13 October 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/10/08
Report of Cabinet Office as at 15:00, 8 October 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/10/07
Report of Cabinet Office as at 19:00, 7 October 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/10/05
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:00, 5 October 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/10/01
Report of Cabinet Office as at 20:00, 1 October 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/09/29
Report of Cabinet Office as at 20:30, 29 September 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/09/28
Report of Cabinet Office as at 23:00, 28 September 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/09/28
Report of Cabinet Office as at 18:00, 28 September 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Cabinet Office 2014/09/28
Report of Cabinet Office as at 11:00, 28 September 2014 (For Mount Ontake Eruption)

Reuters 2014/09/28
Thirty-one people were presumed dead on 28 September near the peak of a Japanese volcano that erupted unexpectedly a day earlier.

Reuters 2014/09/27
According to police, more than 250 hikers at one stage had been stranded on the mountain.

Pictures

JAXA 2014/09/30
Provision of Emergency Data on Mt. Ontake Observed by DAICHI-2