Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Work is under way off a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The arrival of the stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Work is under way at a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The arrival of the stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Photo taken from a drone shows work under way at a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The stones are disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

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