Japan Sakurajima volcano eruption

Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the nighttime sky.

A volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks.

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. Sakurajima, about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) southwest of Tokyo, is one of the most active volcanos in Japan and has repeatedly erupted. “We will put the people’s lives first and do our utmost to assess the situation and respond to any emergency,” Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki told reporters.

Ash, searing gas and large rocks spewed from Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, which erupted Sunday evening.

The volcano erupted around 8:05 p.m. local time Sunday on the island of Kyushu, prompting Japan’s Meteorological Agency to issue a Level 5 alert, the highest alert possible, to residential areas near the volcano, the agency said. Ash, searing gas and large rocks spewed from Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, prompting evacuations in the country's southern island Sunday evening. Falling ash, searing gas: Photos show eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Japan

Japanese media have reported volcanic rock falling from the sky and people living nearby have been told to evacuate, but so far no damage or injuries have ...

Despite being called an island, an eruption in 1914 caused a strip of rock to form that now connects Kyushu to the mainland. In 2019, ash from an eruption was thrown 3.4 miles into the air. No damage or injuries have been reported so far, but Japanese media said that volcanic stones were seen falling from the sky up to 1.5 miles away.

Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the eruption alert to the highest level of five and advised 51 residents in two towns facing the volcano to leave their ...

By Monday morning, 33 of them left their homes for a nursing care facility in a safer part of the region, according to Kagoshima city. Japan last issued the top evacuation alert for a volcano when Kuchinoerabu island, also in Kagoshima, erupted in 2015, according to AFP. Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the nighttime sky.