Japan issues mid-level volcano warning

Japan warns of volcano eruption

Agence France-Presse Japanese authorities issued a mid-level warning yesterday for a volcano in the southwestern Kyushu region, telling people not to approach and that an eruption "may occur." There was, however, no evacuation order for residents near the Shinmoedake volcano "Volcano warning issued...

Japan Issues Mid-Level Volcano Warning

TOKYO(AFP-Jiji) - Japanese authorities issued a mid-level warning Sunday for a volcano in the southwestern Kyushu region, telling people not to approach and that an eruption “may occur”.

Japan issues mid-level volcano warning

Japanese authorities issued a mid-level warning Sunday for a volcano in the southwestern Kyushu region, telling people not to approach and that an eruption 'may occur.'

Japanese authorities issued a mid-level alert this Sunday for the activity of a volcano in southwestern Kyushu, and asked people not to approach...

Miyakejima, known as the “Gas Mask Island”, is a unique island located in the Izu Islands group, southeast of Honshu, Japan, approximately 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. This island, administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, is part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Its most distinctive feature is the constant emission of toxic sulfuric gas from its main volcano, Mount Oyama. What are the characteristics of Miyakejima? Mount Oyama is a …

Japanese authorities today issued an intermediate-level alert regarding the activity of a volcano located in the island region of Kyushu (southwest), asking the population to move away from it and warning that “an eruption may occur”. However, no eviction order was issued to the inhabitants who live near the Shinmoedake volcano (1,420 meters high), which is part of the Kirishima mountain range. “Volcanic alert issued for Kirishimayama (Shinmoeda…