Bomb explodes in Japanese Airport

October 17, 2024

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A World War II bomb buried at Miyazaki Airport in Japan unexpectedly exploded, creating a large crater on the taxiway and causing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

Thankfully, no one was hurt during the blast, and there were no planes nearby when it happened. The explosion took place on Wednesday, and officials later confirmed it was a 500-pound bomb dropped by the U.S. during the war.

The explosion sent pieces of asphalt flying, and videos showed a crater about 7 meters wide and 1 meter deep. The airport, which was built in 1943 as a training site for the Japanese navy, has found other unexploded bombs in the area before. Japan still has many buried bombs from World War II, which are sometimes discovered during construction. The airport hopes to reopen on Thursday.

Article written by Milli Banbury

This article was written using AI as an assistive tool for research and writing.

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Mia wrote a report about volunteering at her local library in Wellington. Each Saturday she shelved returned books, helped younger children find suitable stories, and checked that the reading corner stayed tidy. She found that the most popular books were adventure and animal stories. Mia said the library was important because it gave people free access to information, quiet study space, and community programmes. She finished by noting that even small jobs helped the library run smoothly.

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The library had a reading corner, free books, and many children visiting each week. Mia worked on Saturdays and found adventure books were the most popular. Mia volunteered at a library, did helpful tasks, and showed that libraries support the community. Mia believed tidy shelves were the most important part of running a library.