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great film of submarine eruption in soloman islands. This is what happening in the Canary islands

"Thick, black ash and rock clouds explode five miles into the air as the moment Mount Shindake erupts without warning on Friday is captured on film. The 140 residents of the southern Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu are being evacuated. There are no reports of injuries or damage, although several people are yet to be accounted for"

Make sure you have a loo at the imagesthey are superb

Japan has acquired some new territory in the Pacific Ocean following a powerful volcanic eruption. A new island has emerged from the sea, 1,000km south of the capital Tokyo. Video Footage of the eruption

"At least 16 people have died after Mount Sinabung erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The 8,530ft peak spewed out lava and gas, sending burning ash on to its slopes. Thousands fled on foot and in vehicles to escape the deadly clouds. The volcano had been rumbling for months and people had only recently moved back to their homes after it was believed the seismic activity was diminishing"

"Volcanic ash shrouds a large swath of Java, the country's most densely populated island, after the overnight eruption killed two, forced 100,000 people from their homes and closed international airports"

"Tremors were felt hundreds of miles away in the Indian capital, Delhi, as well in the Pakistani port of Karachi"

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has hit near the Solomon Islands, with a tsunami warning issued for surrounding areas in the Pacific Ocean.