日本中部火山爆發 多名登山者被困

Rescuers have found 30 hikers in critical condition, feared dead, near the peak of Mount Ontake, after Saturday's sudden volcanic eruption.
週六日本御嶽火山突然噴發，救援人員已經發現有30名山頂附近的登山者處境危急，可能已經死亡。

The hikers were not breathing and their hearts had stopped, reports said. Final confirmation of death in Japan always comes via a medical examination.
報道稱這些登山者們已經停止呼吸和心跳。在日本，最終的死亡確認要在醫生檢查後纔會發佈。

About 250 people were trapped on the slopes, but most have got down safely.
約250人曾被困在山上，但大多數人已經安全返回。

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The volcano, about 200km west of Tokyo, erupted at about noon on Saturday, spewing ash and rocks.
這座位於東京以西200公里的火山在週六午間噴發出大量火山灰和石塊。

Ordinarily it is a popular place to see autumn foliage.
此地本是觀賞秋葉的名勝。

Japan is one of the world's most seismically active nations but there have been no fatalities from volcanic eruptions since 1991, when 43 people died at Mount Unzen in the south-west.
日本是世界上地震最頻繁的國家，但自1991年西南部的雲仙嶽噴發死亡41人以來，再未有人在火山爆發中遇難。