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Up to 12,000 people were evacuated at various times because of the lengthy eruption of Unzen that began in 1990. Several thousand people faced long-term evacuation that resulted in living in government-constructed resettlement houses such as these.  Photo by Steve Brantley, 1993 (U.S. Geological Survey).

Up to 12,000 people were evacuated at various times because of the lengthy eruption of Unzen that began in 1990. Several thousand people faced long-term evacuation that resulted in living in government-constructed resettlement houses such as these.

Photo by Steve Brantley, 1993 (U.S. Geological Survey).

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