Japanese volcano erupts thirty miles from nuclear power plant

[Batu69]

Incredible lightning storm breaks out while lava shoots into the sky as Japanese volcano erupts thirty miles from nuclear power plant 

• A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted near a nuclear station 
• Sakurajima is one of the most famous of Japan's volcanoes on Kyushu
• The volcano's lava and rocks have already began to cause havoc 

 

A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted today just 50km from the Sendai nuclear station, sparking fears of a potential disaster

 

A volcano in southern Japan has dramatically erupted today just 30 miles (50km) from the Sendai nuclear station, sparking fears of a potential disaster.

Sakurajima is one of the most famous of Japan's volcanoes, standing at 1,117-metre (3,665-foot) high and located in a scenic bay on the southern island of Kyushu.

Although there have been no reports of any fatalities, fiery hot lava has been flowing down the volcano's slopes and smoke rising skyward.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said on its website that Sakurajima in southern Kagoshima prefecture erupted at 6:56 pm (0956 GMT). 

The closest nuclear reactors, sitting some 50 kilometres from the mountain, remains in operation but concerns remain activists that the volcano could pose a serious safety risk.

The weather agency raised the volcano's alert status to Level 3, which bans entry onto the mountain, from Level 2, which limited people from going near the vents.

The elevated level, however, stopped short of urging local residents to prepare for possible evacuation, according to the agency.

Local police have received no immediate report of damage on the peninsula of Sakurajima, where the volcano is located, which has a population of about 4,000 people.

The volcano sits about 12 kilometres across a bay from the main part of the city of Kagoshima, with a population of more than 600,000 people, on the southern main island of Kyushu.

The volcano frequently spits out smoke and ash and is a major tourist attraction and one of Japan's most famous sites.

Sakurajima last went through a major eruption in 2013, spewing an ash plume up to 5,000 metres into the air, causing damage but no major injuries.

There are scores of active volcanoes in Japan, which sits on the so-called 'Ring of Fire', where a large proportion of the world's quakes and eruptions are recorded.

In September 2014, Mount Ontake in central Nagano prefecture violently erupted, leaving 58 people dead and five others missing in the nation's deadliest eruption for almost 90 years.

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[vibranium]

Let's hope that the eruption does not disturb the Sendai nuclear leak site, or there could be a huge disaster.

[shasi]

omg japan should be ready to deal with all its natural calamities