Lightning and fire: Japan on alert after volcano's biggest eruption in 50 years

Force of nature: Lightning strikes as Shinmoedake erupts, scattering ash and rocks across a wide swathe of southern Japan

Ash and smoke continued to billow 5,000ft above Shinmoedake today as residents were banned from going within a mile of the volcano

Volcanic activity is often reported in the Kirishima range, but Shinmoedake's is the largest eruption since 1959

Sources: Daily Mail


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