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Sunday, August 18, 2013

JAPAN'S SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO EXPLODES SUNDAY SENDING ASH PLUME THOUSANDS OF FEET HIGH (AUG 18, 2013)









These ominous pictures show volcanic smoke billowing from one of Japan's most active volcanoes, Mount Sakurajima, captured as its erupted for the 500th time this year.
At 5000m, this is the highest plume of ash recorded from the mountain since 1955, and caused darkness and ash falls over the centre of nearby Kagoshima city.
Situated on the southern Japanese main island of Kyushu, the 1,117 metre (3,686 ft) volcano began erupting on the night of August 18, local time

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2396611/Mount-Sakurajima-eruption-Impressive-ash-cloud-reaches-sky-Japanese-volcano-erupts-500th-time-YEAR.html#ixzz2cNJYbg8H
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