Ash spewing to a height of 11.5 km was recorded from the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Kamchatka, the website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kamchatka Territory reported.
“According to the Laboratory for the Study of Seismic and Volcanic Activity (Lisva) of the Kamchatka Branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on the afternoon of August 9, an ash spewing from the Klyuchevskoy volcano was recorded at a height of 11,500 meters, with the height of the giant itself being 4,750 meters“. “Klyuchevskoy volcano has been assigned a red aviation hazard code“, the statement said.
The ash cloud is spreading in a northeasterly direction towards the Kamchatka Strait. The village of Ust-Kamchatsk is on the route and a small amount of ash may appear there.
Rescuers strongly recommend that in the event of an ash flow in populated areas, people stay indoors and close doors and windows tightly. If necessary, move around the streets with personal protective equipment. If ash begins to penetrate homes, it is recommended to wear respirators or masks soaked in soda solution.
Klyuchevskoy volcano (Klyuchevskaya Sopka) is the highest active volcano in Eurasia. It is a regular cone with a peak crater with a diameter of about 700 m. On the slopes there are about 80 secondary explosive craters and cinder cones. The giant became active after a powerful earthquake on July 30. Its eruption intensified. On August 8, it threw ash twice.