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To: .Trev who wrote (26)3/30/2000 7:27:00 AM
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Thursday March 30 7:01 AM ET
Cracks Discovered on Volcano, May Signal Eruption
By Kazunori Takada

TOKYO (Reuters) - A military helicopter spotted cracks opening up on Thursday on the slopes a rumbling volcano on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, a sign the snow-capped mountain may be about to blow its top, officials said.

Dozens of earthquakes and tremors were shaking the volcano and surrounding villages every hour and officials have told residents to move further away after nearly 10,000 people were evacuated on Wednesday amid warnings of an eruption.

Cracks up to 330 feet long on the slopes of the 2,402-foot Mount Usu were spotted by a military helicopter patrol, the Meteorological Agency said in an emergency bulletin(cont)
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