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| A two-kilometer-high column of smoke rose after a volcanic eruption in Japan |
| 2026-08-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] A two-kilometer-high plume of smoke rose in Japan after the eruption of Sakurajima Volcano. This was reported on August 8 by TBS News. The volcano began to become active on July 7, and on August 8, ash was ejected from the volcano’s crater to a height of more than 2,000 meters. "The explosion scattered volcanic rocks as far as Station 8, approximately 600 meters from the crater. A moderate amount of volcanic ash fell toward the city of Kagoshima, with ash fall confirmed primarily in the Kamoike and Yojiro districts. The sky went completely dark within minutes," the report stated. The area has been declared a high-activity zone with a level 3 alert. The Meteorological Agency urges residents and tourists to exercise extreme caution due to the threat of volcanic eruptions and large volcanic rocks. This is the 18th eruption on Sakurajima this year. In February 2023, an eruption occurred in one of the volcano's volcanic craters, called Showa, sending smoke rising to a height of approximately a kilometer. At that time, the Sakurajima area was placed on alert level three out of five possible. |
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