On Wednesday, February 8, another eruption of the Sakurajima volcano, located in southwestern Japan, began.
The eruption occurred in Showa Crater, the first since April 2018.
It was observed at 10:52 local time, and the plumes rose to a height of more than 1000 meters.
The local meteorological observatory has maintained a warning of a volcanic eruption at level 3 on the scale, which has five levels.
People are asked not to approach within a radius of 2 km from the crater of the volcano, and also to monitor ejections of volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows.
The volcano is dangerous, as it is located 9 km from the city of Kagoshima, which is home to 600,000 inhabitants.
There were no reports of casualties or damage.
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