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18:51, 12-Oct-2017
Japanese volcano rumbles to life after six-year dormancy period
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Residents in southwestern Japan became increasingly concerned on Thursday as the country's Shinmoedake volcano continued to erupt.
Shinmoedake erupted on Wednesday for the first time in about six years.
According to Japanese broadcaster TBS, the ash plume rose to the height of 1,700 meters from the crater and ash fall was confirmed in the four cities and towns in Miyazaki prefecture after Thursday's eruption.
TBS showed footage of elementary school students wearing helmets and masks on their way to school at the foot of Shinmoedake.
On Wednesday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the eruption warning level from 2 to 3 on a scale of 5.
The agency is warning of big eruptions and pyroclastic flow in the range of two kilometers from the crater.
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Source(s): AP