Volcanic activity on Kuchinoerabu remains active: committee

Volcanic activity on Kuchinoerabu remains active: committee

Photo taken June 15, 2015, shows a regular meeting of the Coordinating Committee for Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo. The committee said volcanic activity on Kuchinoerabu Island, around 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, remains active after all 118 residents were evacuated the previous month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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