An eruption occurred at 11:43 am on the 20th at Nakadake No. 1 crater on Mt. Aso in Kumamoto prefecture.
It was confirmed that the eruption smoke rose to a height of 3500 meters and the pyroclastic flow reached a place more than 1 km from the crater.
It summarizes the status of local governments and transportation around Mt. Aso.
Aso City "No damage, collecting information"
At Aso City Hall, which is about 8 kilometers away from Aso Nakadake No. 1 crater, about 10 people, including the staff of the Policy and Disaster Prevention Division, are collecting information.
According to the city hall, as of 11:55 am, there is no damage information.
Also, according to the Aso police station in Aso city, there is no information on the damage caused by the eruption at noon.
Minamiaso Village "No damage information at noon"
At the Minamiaso Village Office, which is located southwest of Aso Nakadake No. 1 Crater, disaster prevention staff are collecting information, but as of noon, there is no damage information.
A staff member said, "There was a big eruption five years before the Kumamoto earthquake, but you can see the highest eruption in the last three or four years."
Aso Wide Area Fire Department No rescue request as of noon
According to the Aso Wide Area Fire Department, as of noon, there have been no requests for rescue or reports of injured people, so we are currently collecting information.
Kumamoto Airport "Operates as usual"
According to the Kumamoto Airport Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, so far there has been no particular effect of the eruption of Mt. Aso on air flights, and they are operating normally.
It means that we are continuing to check how the ash falls.
A restaurant employee on the west side of the crater "I can see the eruption, but no ash falls on the west side."
An employee of the restaurant on the west side of the crater of Mt. Aso said, "I can see the eruption from the crater, but there is no ash on the west side due to the wind direction. The store is closed and there are no customers, but the store As far as I can see from the outside, it seems to be calm. I am paying attention to future information. "