VOLCANO'S ACTIVITY
AFTER 53 YEARS DORMANCY 13 VILLAGES DESTROYED (Received September 12, 12.20 a.m.) TOKIO, Sept. 11 The Domei news agency reports that residents on the slopes of Mount Asodako have hardly seen the sun since August 24. The volcano is almost constantly belching ashes following dormancy for 53 years. The people carry raised umbrellns as a protection. Crops and 13 villages have been destroyed. <
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23759, 12 September 1940, Page 10
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65VOLCANO'S ACTIVITY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23759, 12 September 1940, Page 10
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