The 500th eruption of the Sakurajima volcano happened Sunday sending ash into the sky as high as 3 miles, reports say. The volcano also blanketed the Japanese city of Kagoshima with ash leaving residents to clean up after it Monday morning.
Residents of Kagoshima busied themselves with getting rid of ash on the streets of the southern Japanese city Monday after Sakurajima spewed black plume as high as 3 miles, sources say. The eruption happened Sunday afternoon spewing out its highest plume to date according to the Japan Meteorological Agency which started watching the volcano since 2006.
Those on the ground saw lava flowing a 0.6 miles from the fissure and huge rocks were seen tumbling down the mountainside. While the eruption is described by Kagoshima residents as more massive than what they are used to hearing from the 3, 664-foot neighbor, the 600, 000 population of the southern Japanese city was not in shock. This was the volcano's 500th eruption this year according to Kagoshima residents.
Those who live in the city were seen donning masks and raincoats to shield themselves from the ash released by Sakurajima. Officials of Kagoshima told reporters Monday that there are no injuries reported in government offices and the city suffered no damages from the Sakurajima eruption.
By early Monday morning, residents of the city were a bit happier because the air was a lot clearer than the day before. Masked residents cleaned up the ash-laden street, sprinkling water to get rid f it. Kagoshima's city government also mobilized trucks as well as water sprinklers to help its citizens clean up the place.
A city official who talked to the media said, "The smoke was a bit dramatic, but we are kind of used to it."
Japanese authorities say that Sakurajima will not have a larger eruption but it will keep releasing plumes within the year. The government maintained however that residents in the area should not venture towards Sakurajima.
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