Aerial photography of the Mount Ontake eruption

The Mount Ontake (3,067 m), one of the active volcanoes in Japan, which located on the border of Nagano prefecture and Gifu prefecture, began to erupted at 11:53 AM, on Sept. 27, 2014 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
Asia Air Survey conducted aerial photographs on Sept 28 just after one day the eruption. We took oblique photographs from remote locations so as not to be obstacle to rescue operations. For provide useful information to grasp the site conditions, we have already opened those photographs to public via our home page.

No.5481 【Taken on 2014/9/28 10:14】
Around Kengamine, the top of Mount Ontake was covered by volcanic ashes.
(Taken from southeast)
No.5536 【Taken on 10:20 AM, Sept 28, 2014】
Newly formed crater row located between Ichinoike and Mamahahadake, taken from northwest.

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