The death toll from the Mount Ontake eruption in Japan has risen to 48, after a dozen more bodies were discovered on the summit.
At least 12 people, some buried in ash, were found in a state of cardiac arrest – but could not be confirmed dead until seen by a doctor.
Military helicopters have been bringing the bodies to the foot of the mountain, where anxious relatives of those still missing have been waiting for updates.
The recovery operation is far from over and a crisis management official has warned: "We believe there are more people still missing, but we don't know how many there are."
Police have received scores of reports about missing people since the surprise eruption on Saturday, with some estimates suggesting hundreds remain unaccounted for.
"We don't know if there are people buried deep down under accumulated ash," a spokesperson added.
Tuesday's rescue efforts were hampered by treacherous conditions on Mount Ontake, with poisonous gas and rising volcanic activity forcing the military to call off their search for the day.
Confirmation of the 12 new bodies makes the volcanic eruption Japan's deadliest since 1926.
Prior to the Mount Ontake explosion, there had been no fatalities from seismic activity since 1991, when 43 people were killed on Mount Unzen in south-west Japan.
Sayuri Ogawa, a mountain guide who survived the latest eruption, has described how rocks the sizes of a fridge were hurtling past as she sought refuge from the ash cloud.
"I couldn't breathe, and rocks kept falling down like rain," she said. "I thought I was going to die."
In recent days, footage has emerged of Japanese hikers desperately trying to outrun plumes of volcanic ash from Mount Ontake.
The group were filmed rushing to an emergency hut as rock and ash showered down on them – but as the billowing clouds edged closer, they were forced to protect their mouths and wait for visibility to return.
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