Volcanic Eruption In Japan Prompts Evacuations In 2 Towns

Japan's Meteorological Agency advised 51 residents in two nearby towns to evacuate following the eruption of the Sakurajima volcano.

Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the nighttime sky.

Large rocks fell as far as 1.5 miles from the Sakurajima volcano Sunday night in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima. Footage on Japan’s NHK public television showed orange flames flashing near the crater and dark smoke with ash billowing high above the mountaintop.

Kyodo News via AP