KYRA PHILLIPS, ANCHOR: Three major volcanic eruptions rocked northern Japan today, and there could be more. The ash from Mount Usu fell on deserted homes and streets. The area was evacuated earlier this week when the mountain began signaling an eruption was imminent. And as CNN's Marina Kamimura reports, difficult months may still lie ahead.</s>MARIA KAMIMURA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Smoke and ash bellowed out of Mount Usu again, not once but several times and from several places, some dangerously close to the now-empty hotels that line the lake shore below the volcano, these signs of life from Usu a stark contrast to the towns that lie at its feet, pets and other animals the only things that stirred in some places as 15,000 people spent another day in shelters, wondering when it would be safe to go back home and whether there will be a home to go back to. "I'm really worried about when the next eruption will be," says this woman. "I still don't know what has happened to my house." "All of us here are really exhausted," says this 15-year-old. "We feel stressed out." Mount Usu's strongest quake in recent days, a magnitude 4.8, that shook walls and contributed to another sleepless night for many. Police continue to maintain tight control of movements, ensuring that no one other than emergency workers or those having to take care of livestock, for instance, venture into areas deemed to be at risk. Experts say while this series of eruptions is coming from several sites on the mountain, for the time being there's no need to widen the scope of the evacuations. But that means little to some. "I don't want other people to look at me while I'm sleeping," says this girl. "I cannot sleep at night because it's so noisy, and there are so many quakes," says this man. For many who've already spent a few nights at these makeshift shelters, this has already gone on too long. Marina Kamimura, CNN, Tokyo. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
Three Major Eruptions From Mount Usu Rock Northern Japan