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Several Injured After Volcanic Eruption At Japanese Ski Resort

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane suddenly erupted Tuesday morning, spewing volcanic rocks and belching a curtain of black smoke. An avalanche that followed injured at least 10 people.

The sudden eruption of a volcano overlooking a ski resort in central Japan rained ash on the slopes and apparently triggered an avalanche that left at least one person missing and 10 others injured.

Japan's Meteorological Agency, or JMA, reports that Mount

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