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Japan:Volcano:2000/03

Duration	2000/03	The eruption occurred around 1:10 p.m. (0400 GMT). Experts monitoring the volcano's seismic activity had predicted the eruption, and had evacuated more than 11,000 residents from homes at its base. Volcanic ash began to rain down on several towns near the volcano shortly after the eruption. The area was enveloped by the pungent smell of sulphur. After the eruption, Date city official Kazuki Owada said the city had widened its evacuation order to include another 548 people. All 13,000 residents in Abuta village were told to evacuate. A military helicopter detected Thursday that cracks on the volcano's slopes had widened to 100 meters (330 feet). Mount Usu is 732 meters (2,402 feet) high.
Country or District	Japan
Name	Volcano

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Geological Survey of Hokkaido Japanese Only

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Report/Articles Geological Survey of Hokkaido Japanese Only Abuta-cho Reconstruction Plan (Draft) Abuta-cho issued the reconstruction plan (draft) (Japanese only) Researcher　Mr.ARAKIDA Report　2000/08/06 Visit at the Volcanic erupted area in Hokkaido Visited　Researcher　Mr.NIMARU Report　2000/06/20 Visit at the Vocano erupted area in Hokkido BBC News 2000/03/31 09:07GMT Pictures of Mt. Usu eruption BBC News 2000/04/01 14:44GMT BBC News 2000/03/31 12:28GMT CNN News 2000/04/02 18:17GMT CNN News 2000/04/01 17:33GMT CNN News 2000/04/01 03:48GMT CNN News 2000/03/31 06:52GMT The magnitude of the eruption was not immediately known. Smoke was reaching more than 2,000 meters into the atmosphere, but there were no reports of lava flowing from the volcano. CNN News 2000/03/29 12:25GMT Three towns near a volcano that was in danger of erupting in northern Japan ordered the evacuation of 8,000 people as increasingly powerful tremors shook the region Wednesday Hokkaido Broadcasting Live image of Mt. Usu Sapporo TV Live image of Mt. Usu Mainichi Shimbun Asahi Shimbun Date City Office Abuta Town Office Japanese only Sobetsu Town Office Japanese only Hokkaido Prefectural Government Iburi Branch Japanese only Hokkaido Prefectural Government Information on Mt. Usu (Japanese only)

Geographycal Data Information Geographical Survey Institute, Ministry of Construction To obtain the image data, please go to http://www.gsi-mc.go.jp/WNEW/LATEST/USU/photo/photo.htm

Emergency Relief Information Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Japan Ministry of Posts and Communications Police of Hokkaido Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido Chapter

Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Pictures 2000/8/5 It is a state around the admittance prohibition zone of some Mt USU on August 5-6. Both houses and roads are as much as a throat and an eye are painful by full of volcanic ashes.