Active Eruption of Japan's Aso Volcano... Ejecta Flows Over 1 km
![▲Active volcano Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture is erupting [Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2021102012542674526_1634702066.jpg)
▲Active volcano Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture is erupting [Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that Mount Aso, an active volcano in Kumamoto Prefecture, erupted at around 11:43 a.m. on the 20th.
According to the Meteorological Agency, a pyroclastic flow, a phenomenon where high-temperature ejecta flows down the slope of the volcano, reached more than 1 km away from the crater.
The agency advised caution regarding volcanic bombs (solidified lava fragments or rock debris ejected during an eruption) and pyroclastic flows within a radius of about 2 km from the crater.
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Additionally, the volcanic alert level for Mount Aso was raised from Level 2, which corresponds to restrictions around the crater, to Level 3, which corresponds to entry restrictions.
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