Japan's Shinmoe volcano alert level raised after small eruption
TOKYO (Reuters) - The alert level for Shinmoe, a volcano in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region, has been raised to 3 on a scale 5 after a small-scale eruption on Wednesday, the Japan Meterological Agency said. The eruption at 5:34 a.m. (2034 GMT Tuesday) was the first in about six years at Shinmoe, which is part of the Mt. Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. A level 3 alert advises people not to approach the volcano. The top level 5 would order evacuation. (Reporting by Chris Gallagher and Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Michael Perry)
