Volcano in southern Japan erupts with massive smoke column
A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of grey smoke billowing into the sky.
The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the warning level for Mount Aso to three on a scale of five, warning hikers and residents to avoid the mountain.
NHK national television aired footage of a massive smoke column above the volcano.
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A towering column of smoke was shot into the sky when Mount Aso erupted. AP
Hikers and residents to avoid the mountain. AP
The warning was issued for the city of Aso and two nearby towns in Kumamoto prefecture, which is in the north-central region of the southern island of Kyushu.
Yoshihiko Isozaki, the deputy chief Cabinet secretary in the national government, said it is still collecting information on the eruption.
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