Talk:Japan National Route 37

A fact from Japan National Route 37 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 October 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Japan National Route 37 (pictured) was the only evacuation route for the town of Abuta during the March 2000 eruption of Mount Usu?

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Evacuation route

Was the town of Abuta actually evacuated during the 2000 eruption of Mount Usu? --Bernardoni (talk) 11:52, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Bernardoni: I'm unsure if the entire town was evacuated or not. This source says that most of the town was evacuated early on, with a few districts exempt from the order. As the eruptions continued, larger areas in other nearby towns and cities were ordered to evacuate, but I don't see anything explicitly stating that all of Abuta was put under the order. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano ☕️ 02:56, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the answer! If part ot the town was evacuated, then certainly the phrasing in the article is correct. It would just have been interesting if there were serious issues with only that road being available. Greetings --Bernardoni (talk) 11:25, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]