Energy and Environment

Evacuations ordered as volcano in western Japan erupts

By Brady Knox
Published July 24, 2022 1:05pm ET
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Evacuations ordered as volcano in western Japan erupts
A volcano called Sakurajima located on Japan’s major western island Kyushu erupted on Sunday, prompting authorities to order locals to evacuate. The eruption caused the Japanese Meteorological Agency to raise the alert level from 3 to 5, the highest alert level possible. A level 5 warning calls for local residents to evacuate immediately, according to […]

A volcano called Sakurajima located on Japan’s major western island Kyushu erupted on Sunday, prompting authorities to order locals to evacuate.

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