TOKYO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted Monday, with plumes rising to three,400 meters above the summit crater, the nation’s climate company mentioned.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the eruption occurred on the Minamidake crater at 7:29 a.m. native time (2229 GMT on Sunday). There have been no rapid reviews of accidents and harm to buildings.
Following the explosive occasion, volcanic smoke drifted southeast and climate officers warned associated areas to be on alert for falling volcanic ashes.
The JMA maintained the volcanic exercise alert stage at three on its five-point scale, that means that folks mustn’t strategy the crater.
Sakurajima, positioned in Kagoshima Bay in southern Kyushu, the nation’s southwestern primary island, is an lively composite volcano with three peaks, consisting of Kitadake, Nakadake and Minamidake.