Explosive eruptions of a volcano in southern Japan

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Wednesday, march 7, 2018 05:08

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TOKYO, Japan | Several issantes explosive eruptions of a volcano located in the south of Japan, projected a significant amount of ash Wednesday, while authorities asked the public not to approach the mountain.

“The plume has reached the height of 3000 meters for the first time since April 3, 2011” after a series of 29 eruptions of the volcano Shinmoedake, said the japanese agency of meteorology in a news release.

The volcano, which appeared in 1967 in the episode of the saga James Bond “You only live twice”, woke up last Thursday.

But since Tuesday, it produces eruptions say explosive, marked in particular by the emission of lava fragments in the atmosphere.

Images filmed by the agency of meteorology show lava and a thick black smoke coming out of the volcano around midnight Wednesday.

No injured as a result of this rash has not been reported.

Japan, which includes many active volcanoes, is located on the “Pacific ring of fire”, a vast area that includes the bulk of the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions of the planet.

In January, the eruption of a volcano near a ski resort very popular in the north-west of Tokyo, caused the death of a soldier in the defense Forces, the name of the japanese army, and many others were injured.

On September 27, 2014, surprising was the eruption of Mount Otake, in the prefecture of Nagano (centre), had been the deadliest since almost 90 years. Sixty people had died in this area popular with hikers and known for its spectacular fall colors.