The volcanic eruption in Japan propelled large cinders about 2.5 kilometres from the crater.
The Japan Meteorological Agency advised local residents to evacuate who were within 3km of Sakurajima's crater.Dozens of people were ordered to evacuate their homes after a fiery volcanic eruption in southern Japan on Sunday as the national weather agency issued its top-level alert for the mountain.
The seaside city ordered residents to evacuate its Arimura district and part of the Furusato district, which are home to 51 people, according to local media.Sunday's blast propelled large cinders about 2.5 kilometres from the crater, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, while the smoke reached around 300 metres and merged with the clouds.Previously it was at level three, which bans entry to the mountain.
"Residential areas of Arimura town and Furusato town within three kilometres of the summit crater... of Sakurajima should be on high alert," Tsuyoshi Nakatsuji of JMA's Volcanic Observation Division told reporters.
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