Eruption occurs on Iwojima Island

Eruption occurs on Iwojima Island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 21 by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force shows the color of sea water near Iwojima Island, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, turned milky following an eruption of a submarine volcano. Some 200 Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel are stationed on the island, where U.S. warplanes have been carrying out takeoff and landing drills since Sept. 20.

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