Volcano explodes in massive eruption forcing tourists to flee for their lives

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Footage from the eruption was captured on CCTV

A volcano in southern Japan blasted ash into the sky during a dramatic eruption on Wednesday.

Dramatic footage shows the volcano, located in Kumamoto on one of Japan’s southern islands, Kyushu, sending plumes of smoke 2.2 miles high. Japan Meteorological Agency’s raised the alert level for the volcano to 3 and told people not to approach following the eruption at 11.43am local time. The warning was issued for the city of Aso and two nearby towns in the north-central region of Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island.A column of ash was sent 2.2 miles into the air The volcano is the most active in the country.

 

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