US: Kilauea’s Eruption Causes Highway Closures as Tephra Falls on Nearby Communities 2

Hawaiʻi's Kīlauea volcano erupted for the 43rd time on Tuesday, March 10, with lava fountains reaching 1,000 feet high, prompting temporary closures of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park's summit and a portion of Highway 11. Tephra up to 5 inches in diameter was reported falling around surrounding communities due to the volcanic fragments and ash.

US: Kilauea’s Eruption Causes Highway Closures as Tephra Falls on Nearby Communities

Hawaiʻi's Kīlauea volcano erupted for the 43rd time on Tuesday, March 10, with lava fountains reaching 1,000 feet high, prompting temporary closures of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park's summit and a portion of Highway 11. Tephra up to 5 inches in diameter was reported falling around surrounding communities due to the volcanic fragments and ash.

Snow Falls Over Canada

Snow Falls Over Canada

A lone vehicle travels a long a slushie highway near Cremona, Alta., Monday, November 24, 2025. Environment Canada says up to 15 centimetres of snow was expected to fall in the Calgary area throughout the day. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian Military Convoy Heads from Damascus to Latakia - Syria

Russian military convoy was seen on the M5 highway on its way from Damascus to Latakia, in Syria, after the fall of Assad Regime. December 13, 2024. Photo by Ahmet Yukus/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan: Giant Rock Falls Onto National Highway After M7.1 Earthquake Hits Off Kyushu

Parts of National Route 220 in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, were closed due to a rockfall after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Kyushu on Thursday afternoon, August 8, triggering tsunami advisories. This dashcam video shows a giant rock on the side of the national highway.

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

SAPPORO, Japan - Relatives and friends of 20 people killed in a massive rock fall in a highway tunnel in 1996 in Hokkaido gather near the disaster site on Feb. 5 to hold a memorial ceremony ahead of the 10th anniversary of the accident on Feb. 10. A huge boulder weighing about 21,000 tons smashed through the Toyohama Tunnel near Yoichi, western Hokkaido, crushing a bus and a car, and killing 20 people.

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

Memorial held for 10th anniversary of Hokkaido tunnel disaster

SAPPORO, Japan - Relatives and friends of 20 people killed in a massive rock fall in a highway tunnel in 1996 in Hokkaido gather near the disaster site on Feb. 5 to hold a memorial ceremony ahead of the 10th anniversary of the accident on Feb. 10. A huge boulder weighing about 21,000 tons smashed through the Toyohama Tunnel near Yoichi, western Hokkaido, crushing a bus and a car, and killing 20 people. (Kyodo)

Nakasendo Ono Falls

Nakasendo Ono Falls

The Ono Falls, one of the eight beautiful scenes in Kiso. This falls which falls on the granite rocks, is located on the Nakasendo, near Suhara (presently Agematsu-cho of Kisogun of Nagano prefecture) and is also portrayed in Nakasendo 69 Tsugi by Hiroshige and Eisen.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐4‐0]

Schoolteacher held over 12-year-old girl's death

Schoolteacher held over 12-year-old girl's death

KOBE, Japan - Ken Fukumoto, the 34-year-old junior high school teacher seen in this file photo taken in April, is arrested on Sept. 8 by Hyogo prefectural police in connection with the death of Noriko Kamiie. Fukumoto is suspected of confining Kamiie, 12, with handcuffs in his car and causing her to fall from the vehicle onto a highway in Kobe in the prefecture where she was hit by another vehicle on the night of July 24.