Nearly 2,400 of the 3,800 residents have already left by ferry for Tokyo. The school children were sent to boarding schools in the capital earlier this week. Miyakejima is one of a group of islands about 150 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. The 800-metre Mount Oyama volcano has been belching out steam eruptions, showering the island with volcanic ash since July 8 after 17 years of dormancy. Dozens of earthquakes have been felt over the past two months.
All signs point to a pool of molten rock under the volcano, ready to erupt.
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