00:00Rescue efforts have been suspended for the three people missing after the helicopter
00:04went down inside an active volcano in Kumamoto, Japan last month.
00:09The three include two Taiwanese tourists and a Japanese pilot.
00:12Contact with the party was lost on January 20, and the wreckage of the helicopter was
00:17later spotted in the main crater of Mount Aso, Japan's second-largest active volcano.
00:23Drone images revealed three persons at the site, but authorities warned they are very
00:28unlikely to have survived.
00:30Around 300 first responders have taken part in search and rescue efforts, which have been
00:35complicated by high temperatures and toxic fumes.
00:38Authorities said they might consider using drones to retrieve the bodies.
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