Tokyo - The volcano in southwestern Japan broke up the rocks and volcanic ash spewed into the air. Related Richter scale 9 earthquake?
No one can ascertain whether there was a relationship between these two events. What is clear, the volcano named Shinmoedake since two weeks ago was relatively 'quiet'. So reported AFP on Sunday (13/03/2011).
Shinmoedake has a height of up to 1421 meters. Last January, the volcano spewed its first eruption since 52 years.
Authorities are now raising the status of the volcano at level three of the five existing levels. All access to the mountains were also closed.
The U.S. government banned its citizens into JAPANESE
Washington - U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for its citizens to go to Japan. The U.S. government requested that non-essential travel be postponed.
As quoted by Reuters on Sunday (03/13/2011), the U.S. government also requested that tourism trip to Japan was delayed for a while. The U.S. government feared the possibility of aftershocks after a strong earthquake that hit northern Japan on Friday.
All airports in Japan have been re-opened, except in the coastal city of Sendai airport is still closed. Transportation of the most major in Tokyo like trains and subways are also already in operation to transport passengers.
In the area of Tokyo and northern Japan, many streets were damaged. In northern Iwate prefecture, the toll road is restricted to emergency vehicles only. This is very worrying!
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