Shindake volcano (Kuchinoerabu-jima island, Japan): alert level lowered
Thu, 16 Jun 2016, 11:27 | BY: T
Evacuated Kuchinoerabu-jima island seen from Yakushima last summer (image: Peter Majtan)
Current level was lowered from the second highest on the scale (4: "prepare for evacuation") to now 3 ("Do not approach the volcano").
The violent eruption of Mount Shindake volcano on 29 May last year triggered the evacuation of the 118 residents of the small island to neighboring Yakushima Island. The evacuation order was lifted in December last year, allowing the villagers to return to their island.
While it cannot be ruled out that small-scale eruptions occur again from the volcano, it is not expected to affect areas more than 2 km away from the crater.
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