Japan's Mt. Shimmoe volcano continues to erupt, smoke reaches 3,000m

Powerful volcanic eruptions continued at Mt. Shimmoe on Wednesday, a day after its first explosive eruption in seven years, with smoke reaching up to 3,000 meters.Local authorities around the 1,421-m volcano that straddles Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu remained cautious against further large-scale eruptions.Ash spewed from the volcano continued to disrupt flights at the Kagoshima airport while the Japan Meteorological Agency maintained an alert level that restricts access to the mountain.Following a small eruption on Thursday last week, a…READ FULL ARTICLE