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Foreign News
August 21, 1911
The Alaska Citizen
Fairbanks, Alaska
What is this article about?
Volcanic eruption at Mount Asama-Yama near Tokio, Japan, on Aug. 15 kills over 20 people, including Americans, with molten lava; site was a popular summer resort.
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KILLED BY MOLTEN LAVA.
TOKIO, Aug. 15. More than 20 people, half of whom are believed to be Americans, are dead today, burned to death by molten lava on the slopes of Mount Asama-Yama, an active volcano situated about 50 miles northwest of Tokio. Asama-Yama is 8,280 feet high, and its last destructive eruption occurred in 1783, its long inactivity leading the people of Japan to believe that the volcano was dead. It had become the principal summer resort in Japan, and at the time of the eruption many tourists were spending the heated term there. The eruption came without warning and there was no opportunity for the victims to escape.
TOKIO, Aug. 15. More than 20 people, half of whom are believed to be Americans, are dead today, burned to death by molten lava on the slopes of Mount Asama-Yama, an active volcano situated about 50 miles northwest of Tokio. Asama-Yama is 8,280 feet high, and its last destructive eruption occurred in 1783, its long inactivity leading the people of Japan to believe that the volcano was dead. It had become the principal summer resort in Japan, and at the time of the eruption many tourists were spending the heated term there. The eruption came without warning and there was no opportunity for the victims to escape.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Asama Yama Eruption
Japan Volcano
Tourists Killed
Molten Lava
American Victims
Where did it happen?
Mount Asama Yama, Japan
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Mount Asama Yama, Japan
Event Date
Aug. 15
Outcome
more than 20 people dead, half believed to be americans, burned to death by molten lava
Event Details
Eruption of Mount Asama-Yama without warning killed tourists on its slopes; volcano is 8,280 feet high, last erupted destructively in 1783, located 50 miles northwest of Tokio, principal summer resort in Japan