Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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