Mt. Aso in southwest Japan erupts, climbers evacuate
Residents in their bankas are dwarfed by the magnitude of the vertical eruption of the Taal volcano as they try to go to their homes to rescue some animals and belongings they left behind aat Barangay Bignay, Batangas on Monday. The STAR/Miguel de Guzman. Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
TOKYO, Oct 20, 2021, Kyodo. An eruption was observed Wednesday at Mt. Aso in southwestern Japan, prompting four climbers to walk off the volcano, authorities said Tuesday, Kyodo news reported.
The eruption occurred at 11:43 a.m. at the No. 1 Nakadake crater, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Mt. Aso’s volcanic alert level was raised to 3 on a scale of 5, with people urged not to approach the mountain.
In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that no injuries have been reported so far and that local authorities are working to determine whether there are any climbers still on the mountain.
Volcanic ash has blown more than one kilometer from the crater and reached a height of about 3,500 meters, the agency said.
The latest eruption came after a small-scale one on Thursday.
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