JAPAN-VOLCANO

JAPAN-VOLCANO

Police officers put their gear away as rescue operations on Japanese volcano Mount Ontake are halted for the day on September 30, 2014, in Nagano prefecture, central Japan. Helicopters were ordered to remain on the ground while troops, firefighters and police were stood down for the day, having done no real searching since the operation was suspended because of rocketing levels of toxic gas near the still-fragile peak. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT