The Shiveluch volcano in the Russian Far East has become active again. Dense clouds of smoke and ash have been visible above the volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula since Sunday morning, the state news agency Tass reported.
The first lava flows were also observed. Above the volcano, an ash column of up to eight kilometers high developed. Airlines have been ordered to avoid the region.
Since the Kamchatka Peninsula is very sparsely populated, scientists did not see any problems for the population. A light ash cloud fell in the settlement of Ust-Kamchatsk. “But the daily routine in the settlement was not disrupted,” Russian civil protection authorities said.
“Land of volcanoes”
Schiweluch is almost 3,000 meters high and one of the largest volcanoes on the peninsula. It repeatedly causes new eruptions that create ash clouds that are visible from far away. Kamchatka has 29 active volcanoes and is therefore also called the “land of volcanoes”.
Source: Krone
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