On that September day, water surged into Mountain Island Lake, flooding the lake and ... When water reaches above full-pond level of 100 feet, the gates must open. “We don’t take the decision ...

At 10:20 p.m., Kagoshima ordered 51 people from 33 households on Sakurajima island to evacuate after the JMA raised the alert level from 3, which restricts entry to the mountain area, to the ...