Mount Shinmoe volcano in southwestern Japan erupts, spewing volcanic ash 5,500 meters high.

Arab Sea Newspaper - Follow-ups

Arabian Sea - Follow-ups: Mount Shinmoe volcano on the main southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu erupted, spewing a plume of ash 5,500 meters above the crater. Kyodo News quoted the Japan Meteorological Agency as saying that the eruption, which occurred yesterday morning, sent volcanic material to a height of 5,000 meters above the summit of the volcano for the first time since July 3. The agency kept the alert level at 3 on a scale of 5, calling on everyone to refrain from approaching the crater in the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima.