Shinmoedake peak erupts

28 January 2011 05:09 am Views - 3195

An aerial view shows Shinmoedake peak erupting between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures January 28, 2011. Ash and rocks fell across a wide swathe of southern Japan straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima on Thursday, as one of Mount Kirishima's many calderas erupted, prompting authorities to raise alert levels and call on for an evacuation of all residents within 2 km (1.2 miles) radius of the volcano. REUTERS