September 2014, nearly 60 people died when Mount Ontake, located on the Honshu island, erupted.
Residents of the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima have
been asked to prepare for a possible evacuation after a recent uptick in
seismic activity around the Sakurajima volcano, located off the coast of the
city. An eruption might also pose significant risk to operations at Sendai
nuclear power plant, which was restarted earlier this week after a hiatus of
four and a half years.
“The possibility for a large-scale eruption has become
extremely high for Sakurajima,” the Japan Meteorological Agency reportedly said
early Saturday, raising its alert to the second-highest level.
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