Volcanic eruption kills 1, injures 17 near ski resort
The sudden eruption of a volcano near a ski resort in Japan killed one person and injured 17 others on Tuesday.
The eruption took place on Mount Kusatsu-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture, in central Japan, about 116 miles north of Tokyo.
A soldier with the Japan Defense Force was killed when an avalanche at a nearby ski resort was triggered in the eruption, according to Japanese news outlet NHK .
Video from ski resort shows smoke and chunks of rock flying, though the actual eruption is out of picture.
The army was on a training mission in the area when the avalanche hit.
