Mt. Shimmoe in southwestern Japan erupts again

Mt. Shimmoe on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu erupted Wednesday following a similar eruption last Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The 1,421-meter volcano straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures erupted at 3:34 p.m., spewing ash and smoke up to 2,200 meters in the air, according to the weather agency.The agency warned of the risk of flying rocks within 3 kilometers from the crater, and of a pyroclastic flow within 2 kilometers of the crater.The agency maintained the level 3 alert on a scale of 5 that restricts access to the volcano.The mountain, one of some 5…READ FULL ARTICLE