Volcano rains ash down on Tokyo
China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-03 07:58
White smoke rises from Mount Asama in Tsumagoi, 145 km northwest of Tokyo, yesterday. Reuters |
A volcano near Tokyo erupted yesterday, shooting up billowing smoke and showering parts of the capital with a fine ash that sent some city residents to the car wash and left others puzzled over the white powder they initially mistook for snow.
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