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Mount Shinmoedake erupts in Japan

Volcanic lightning is seen above Shinmoedake ...

Volcanic lightning or a dirty thunderstorm is seen above Shinmoedake peak as it erupts, between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in this photo takenfrom Kirishima city and released by Minami-Nippon Shimbun January 28, 2011. Ash and rocks fell across a wide swathe of southern Japan straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima on Thursday, as one of Mount Kirishima's many calderas erupted, prompting authorities to raise alert levels and call on for an evacuation of all residents within a 2 km (1.2 miles) radius of the volcano. REUTERS/Minami-Nippon Shimbun/Handout

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Shinmoedake peak erupts, as seen from Takaharu Town Office, Miyazaki prefecture early morning January 27, 2011.

Ash and rocks fell across a wide swatheof southern Japan straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima on Thursday, as one of Mount Kirishima's many calderas erupted, prompting authorities to raise alert levels and call on for an evacuation of all residents within 2 km (1.2 miles) radius of the volcano. Picture taken by long exposure. Picture taken January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Takaharu Town Office/Handout

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See many more photos at original article:

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Mount-Shinmoedake/ss/events/wl/013111shinmoedake/im:/110128/ids_photos_wl/r1903951109.jpg/

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