Russian Far Eastern volcano sprayed ashes 6.5km high

A volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East on August 6 began to operate fiercely, spraying ashes into the sky to a height of 6.5km, RIA Novosti quoted the local emergency agency. said.

The 1,486-meter Karymsky volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the volcanic belt of the Kamchatka peninsula. Since 1996, Karymsky has woken up and since then has been continuously strengthening his eruptions.

Karymsky volcano sprayed ash into the sky - (Photo: RIA Novosti)

"An ash spray up to a height of 6.5km has just occurred at the Karymsky volcano early in the morning of August 6," the report of the local emergency agency said.

According to the agency, the column of smoke moves towards the east of the volcano, so it does not affect nearby residential areas.

However, a local aviation safety warning was issued because of concerns that dust particles could damage aircraft engine turbines.

Also according to RIA Novosti, on 5 August 8, another volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula was Shiveluch, 3.283m high, there was an eruption of ashes of 5km high.

It is known that the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East has more than 150 volcanoes, 29 of which are currently active.