Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts again, Ash soars kilometres high

This screen grab made from UGC footage courtesy of X user @SEACHICKEN_1059 taken on April 11, 2026 and made available on April 13 shows Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, erupting in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture. A volcano in southern Japan has erupted for the second time in four months, sending huge plumes of ash billowing kilometres into the sky, the weather agency and local media reported. (Photo by Handout / COURTESY OF @SEACHICKEN_1059 / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / COURTESY OF @SEACHICKEN_1059” – HANDOUT – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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