Violent Eruption of Mt Otake Leads Volcanologist to Rise Alert Levels in Japanese Volcanoes

Early Wednesday, a volcano on a southwestern Japanese island erupted, hurling huge boulders almost a kilometer from the crater and causing the meteorological service to boost its alert level, limiting people's access to the region surrounding the mountain.

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