Sakurajima volcano erupts sending ash cloud over nearby homes
Published date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:02:32 +0700This is the dramatic moment the Sakurajima Volcano sent an 11,000ft (3,400m) ash plume over homes in Japan.
Footage shows the volcano spewing the towering ash column from the Minamidake crater into the sky over Kagoshima prefecture, on the southern island of Kyushu, at 12:04 pm local time on April 11.
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Kagoshima, Japan |
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11/04/2026 |
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Partner Agency |
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VRP177795 |
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Duration: 00:16 |
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Rating: News safe |
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