Islanders evacuated to Yakushima after the explosive eruption of Mt.

Islanders evacuated from Kuchinoerabu Island to Yakushima by ferry, afternoon of May 29, 2015. (5:55 p.m., May 29, 2015, in Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture) Page 34, Western Morning Bulletin, May 30 At around 9:59 a.m. on May 29, an explosive eruption occurred at Shindake (6.26 meters) on Kuchinoerabu Island in Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), an explosive eruption of Mt. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the plume reached a height of more than 9,000 meters from the crater, and pyroclastic flows flowed toward the west side of the crater and reached the coast of the Mukaehama district, about 2 kilometers away from the crater. It reached the coast of the Mukaehama district, about two kilometers from the crater. There is a possibility of a "magma explosion. At 10:20 a.m., the town of Yakushima raised its five-level eruption alert from "3 (restricted entry)" to "5 (evacuation). At 10:20 a.m., the town of Yakushima issued an evacuation order to all islanders.