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Monday, January 31, 2011

Volcano Erupting in Japan
   The volcano in Japan has been smoking and erupting the past couple days, and it is causing people to evacuate. The Shinmoedake Volcano is and 1,421 metres wide. It erupted for the first time in 52 years. This volcano has made over 1000 people move from their homes and go to safety. It was on Monday last week that it erupted, sending lava into the air along with rocks that flew and broke windows in houses and also damaged many cars. This is making many people have to leave to evacuation centers, that might not hold everyone.

This handout picture, taken by the Japan Meteorological Agency on January 31, 2011 shows white smoke raising from a lava dome in a crater of Shinmoedake in Kirishima mountain range in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan's southern island of Kyushu.  I think that the people of Japan are handling the situation very well, they are able to get everyone evacuated and keep them safe. This volcano could be very dangerous and it could hurt and potentially kill many people. The volcano is still smoking and people don't know if it will erupt again, or if the lava will spread and cause more people to evacuate. I think that the people of Japan have to remain cautious, because you never know if the volcano is going to erupt again or not.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/930729--japan-volcano-continues-to-erupt-danger-zone-widened?bn=1

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