TOKYO (Xinhua): A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano in the Kirishima Mountain range occurred around 5.23 am local time on Sunday, sending an ash plume rising over 3,000 metres above the crater, according to local media.
The volcano, located on the border between Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, has been erupting intermittently since June 27. Ash from Sunday's eruption is drifting northeast and could reach as far as Takanabe in Miyazaki Prefecture, national broadcaster NHK reported.
