Sakurajima volcano erupts; no immediate reports of injuries

A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture erupted Wednesday, with plumes rising to five,000 meters above the summit crater for the primary time since 2020, an area climate observatory mentioned.

There have been no quick experiences of accidents and injury to buildings, the prefectural authorities mentioned, whereas the Kagoshima Meteorological Workplace maintained the volcanic exercise alert stage at three, urging individuals to not strategy the volcano.

The Japan Meteorological Company forecast volcanic ashes to fall in components of Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.

The explosive eruption occurred on the Minamidake crater round 6:33 p.m., and it’s the first time for plumes rising to five,000 meters since Aug. 9, 2020, when an eruption occurred on the identical crater.

Rocks flew for a distance of 1,000 to 1,300 meters however no pyroclastic flows have been generated, in line with the native climate workplace.

A swelling of the mountain detected Tuesday night has been subsided as a result of eruption, the workplace mentioned.