Village-run ranch on Miyakejima carpeted with volcanic ash

Village-run ranch on Miyakejima carpeted with volcanic ash

MIYAKE, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 26., shows that a ranch run by the village of Miyake on Miyakejima Island south of Tokyo is carpeted with volcanic ash. More than 200 additional evacuees left the island of Miyakejima on Aug. 26 following recent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, leaving only two-thirds of local residents still on the island, the Miyake village hall said.

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