Alert for Mt. Sakurajima in southwest Japan at highest-ever level of 4

Alert for Mt. Sakurajima in southwest Japan at highest-ever level of 4

Residents of areas near the Sakurajima volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015. The weather agency raised its alert level for the volcano to 4 on a 5-point scale earlier in the day, the highest ever for the mountain, with the possibility growing of a major eruption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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