On Wednesday, Japan's Mt. Shinmoe erupted. This last eruption was in July but a large scale eruption such as this was seen 52 years ago, said a meteorological observatory.
This volcano, located on the boundary between Miyazaki and Kagoshima erupted for the second time on Thursday morning. Despite the scale of the eruption, Miyazaki disaster prevention office did not issue an evacuation. But many have voluntarily evacuated in fear of the volcano's instability.
Personally, this is big news for a volcano that has not been active for the past 50 years, why? Because if one volcano could be encountering this, how many more volcanoes could experience the same phenomenon?
Apart from that, I'm puzzled by the fact that the Miyazaki disaster prevention office did not issue an evacuation for the people living in the area. I'm strongly believe in the phrase 'prevention is better than cure'. But maybe the Miyazaki disaster prevention office is in total control of the situation.
In short, natural disasters have been occurring at an abnormally high rate in the past few years, and I believe that country's should work together and share their experiences of facing natural disasters, so that countries that have not or are facing these disasters can pull through these tough times and hope for a better future.
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