Falling ash, searing gas: Photos show eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Japan
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Ash, searing gas and large rocks spewed from Sakurajima volcano, one of Japanâs most active volcanoes, prompting evacuations in the country's southern island Sunday evening.Â
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Large rocks were hurled as far as 1½ miles south as plumes of smoke and ash contrasted with striking skies.Â
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The volcano erupted around 8:05 p.m. local time Sunday on the island of Kyushu, prompting Japanâs Meteorological Agency to issue a Level 5 alert, the highest alert possible, to residential areas near the volcano, the agency said.
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Japanâs Meteorological Agency advised 51 residents in two towns facing the volcano to leave their homes.
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Sakurajima is close to 600 miles southwest of Tokyo and has erupted throughout the centuries, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Global Volcanism Program.
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Fine, C. U. T. (2022, July 25). Falling ash, searing gas: Photos show eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Japan. USA TODAY. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/07/25/sakurajima-volcano-erupts-in-japan/10143181002/