Evacuations as Japan volcano continues to rumble

Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu where a volcano spewed ash and lava into the nighttime sky. Large rocks fell as far as 2.5 kilometers from the Sakurajima volcano Sunday night in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima.

Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the eruption alert to the highest level of five and advised 51 residents in two towns to leave their homes. There have been no reports of damage or injuries so far. Sakurajima on the main southern island of Kyushu is one of Japan's most active volcanoes and has erupted repeatedly. Sakurajima is about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo.