In Japan, the Shimmoe volcano spewed ash to a height of 3 km.

The Shimmoe volcano in Japan spewed a column of smoke and ash to a height of 3 km. This was reported on August 10 by the NHK TV channel.

"The eruption occurred at about 5:23 a.m. on the 10th [23:23 a.m. on August 9, Moscow time] on Mount Shinnen,<...> and the plume rose to a height of more than 3 thousand meters from the crater," the TV channel said in a statement.

It is noted that the effects of ash emission are expected in the cities of Kobayashi and Kogen in Miyazaki Prefecture. They also added that a small amount of ash will reach the city of Takanabe in the same prefecture.

Earlier, on August 3, it was reported that in Indonesia, the Levotobi volcano spewed ash to a height of 17 km. The nearest towns and villages were covered with a thick layer of ash. The eruption was the most powerful since 2010.

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