The evacuation marks the second time in recent months that volcanic activity has forced large-scale relocations in Japan.
A ceremony has taken place in Dunkirk to mark the 70th anniversary of the evacuation of Allied troops from there.
Though the emergency escape plan had said the evacuation mechanism would be marked by signs, fire commanders at the scene said the smoke was so black and thick it became difficult to see your hand in front of your face.
The confrontations in Beit El and in the ruined settlement of Sa Nur have come at a time of increased dissatisfaction among settlers, who are marking the 10th anniversary of "disengagement", as the evacuation of the Gaza settlements is known.
The trickle of arrivals -- 107 people moved out of homes or plucked off rooftops and off highways in recent days, and flown to Massachusetts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- marked the first official evacuation to New England of victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The evacuation of the X Corps from the port of Hungnam marked the complete withdrawal of UN troops from North Korea.
To mark the decade anniversary VICE News met with a soldier, a settler, and a journalist who were there when the evacuation took place.
On Friday, at the end of a week marked by several earthquakes in Tokyo, a volcano on the remote southern island of Kuchinoerabujima erupted, forcing the evacuation of the island's entire population.
Their indictment on Monday marks the start of the first criminal action to be taken in connection with the disaster, which forced the evacuation of 160,000 residents, many of whom are still unable to return to their homes.
About 50 small boats involved in the evacuation of allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in World War Two have sailed from Kent to mark the 75th anniversary of the rescue.
