Miyakejima islanders evacuated to local high school

Miyakejima islanders evacuated to local high school

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Many people on Miyakejima island, 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, spent the night of June 26 at a nearby high school after the Meteorological Agency warned of an imminent volcanic eruption. About 2,000 quakes jolted the island and heat was detected on the western part of the summit of Mt. Oyama.

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