11am, 19th July
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Sakurajima Volcanic Alert Level Raised to Level 3
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From late June of this year, the Showa Crater of Sakurajima has been regularly active and erupting.
Going into July, eruptions have occurred 36 times.

Due to this, the Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory has announced a "Crater Area Warning" on 11am, 19th July, raising the Volcanic Alert Level from 2 "restrictions to crater surrounding areas" to 3 "restrictions to entering the volcanic area".

Entry to within a 2km radius of Sakurajima's Minami-dake and Showa Crater is prohibited.

Caution should also be taken with regards to Sakurajima's continuing volcanic activity.

For more details regarding Volcanic Alert Levels, please see the following homepage of the Japan Meteorological Agency.

　Volcanic Warnings and Volcanic Alert Levels
http://www.seisvol.kishou.go.jp/tokyo/STOCK/kaisetsu/English/level.html

Kagoshima City, Ease and Safety Division
〒892-8677 Kagoshima City, Yamashita-cho 11-1
Phone: 099-216-1213
E-mail: anshin12@city.kagoshima.lg.jp

＜Reference＞
気象庁 Japan Meteorological Agency, 1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

English Web Page http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html