A volcano eruption in a Japanese city released record-high smoke and ash, leaving the city covered in ash, according to the Washington Post.
"Ash wafted as high as 5 kilometers (3 miles) above the Sakurajima volcano in the southern city of Kagoshima on Sunday afternoon, forming its highest plume since the Japan Meteorological Agency started keeping records in 2006," the Washington Post reports. "Lava flowed about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from the fissure, and several huge volcanic rocks rolled down the mountainside."
The city reportedly has about 60,000 residents who are used to the sounds from the active volcano, according to Kagoshima officials. It was the 500th eruption the city experienced this year. Residents wore masks, raincoats, and umbrellas to protect themselves from the volcano's ash.
There are no reports of injuries or damage from the volcano, "which is about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of the city," according to the Washington Post.
"The eruption plume from Sunday's eruption reached 5 km (16,500 feet) and ash from the eruption spread across nearby Kagoshima, causing some limited visibility and train delays due to the ash fall in the city only 8 km from the summit of Sakurajima," Wired reports.
Residents were able to head outside Monday morning to clean up the ash. The city reportedly used mobilizing garbage trucks and water sprinklers to help clean up the remnants from the volcanic eruption.
"The smoke was a bit dramatic, but we are kind of used to it," an anonymous city official source told the Associated Press.
There are reportedly no signs the volcano will have another large eruption, but it remains active. Japanese city officials warned the public to not venture out to the volcano, since the release of eruption alert level 3.
For footage of the volcanic eruption, check out the embedded video below.
