The Japan Meteorological Agency has raised the warning to the maximum level, from 3 to 5, and has asked citizens to evacuate the area and be careful of rocks that could come loose.
Euskaraz irakurri: Alert gorena ezarri dute Japoniako mendebaldean Sakurajima sumendiaren erupzioagatik
The Sakurajima Volcano, Southwestern Japanerupted, as announced this Sunday by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), which has asked citizens to evacuate the area.
The volcano, located in Kagoshima Prefectureerupted at 08:05 local time (11:05 GMT) and the loose rocks fell as far as 2.5 kilometers away, although there are no immediate reports of injuries following the eruption.
After the same, the JMA has taken the warning to the highest levelfrom 3 to 5, the first time this measure has been taken for this volcano and has asked the public to evacuate the area and be careful of the rocks that could come off.
moment of the volcano explosion #Sakurajimaalthough it is not large, it is observed how the glowing ballistic material is expelled at a distance of 2.5 km from the crater.
The reason for the level 5 warning is to evacuate residential areas exposed to this volcanic hazard. pic.twitter.com/wEH0msDbWw
— EarthQuakesTime (@EarthQuakesTime) July 24, 2022
About 600 people live within a radius of 4 kilometers around Sakurajima, one of the most active volcanoes in Japan, and the approach to the crater has been banned since 2016.
Japan is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire and it has 110 active volcanoes in its territory.
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Source: EITB
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