Two volcanoes erupted violently in Russia

Two volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East have erupted violently, creating huge haze of clouds rising up to 10km into the sky, causing flights to be diverted and covering a town with thick layer of ash.

The Russian urgent set of problems at Kamchatka said that Klyuchevskaya Sopka, the highest and most active volcano of the Eurasian continent, erupted with Shiveluch volcano, located 70km northeast. Regional flights had to be diverted.

Black smoke rose from the Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East.

Volcanic researcher Sergei Senyukov said swarms of ash from distant volcanoes flew as high as 10km into the sky and were moving east through the Pacific Ocean. The hot lava flows flowed down the slopes of Mount Shiveluch.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on October 28 sent a notice to the pilots who recommended that they should be wary of ash cloud. Eruptions have affected air traffic in the Kamchatkan peninsula.

Several pilots said they saw ash cloud in Alaska in the United States, FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown said. However, ashes fly at low levels below 8km, while airplanes often fly high above that range, so they are not affected. The FAA has not yet issued any restrictions on flight due to ash.

The volcanic ash advisory center in Tokyo also issued a warning to the flight even though Tokyo's Narita airport said no flights had been diverted.

The volcanic ash covered the nearby town of Ust-Kamchatsk, reducing the frequency of looking down to just a few meters and making the houses white. Emergency officials said 5,000 people in the town were not in immediate danger but advised them to stay indoors and close the door tightly to avoid inhaling dust and smoke, which could lead to respiratory problems and allergies.

Schools and businesses in Ust-Kamchatsk quickly closed. All streets are blocked. Scientists warn that ashes will likely continue to fall in the area for at least 10 days.

The town of Ust-Kamchatsk is located 70m east of the volcano Shiveluch and 120km northeast of Klyuchevskaya Sopka town. The wind blew ash to both towns.

Russian officials said Shiveluch had settled back yesterday but Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano, 4,750m high, still erupted.

Kamchatka Island has 29 volcanoes, in which Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active mountains. The Kamchatka volcanoes belong to the ' Fire Ring ' - a series of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

The Russian Ministry of Emergency Issues on October 28 warned that another volcano on the other side of the peninsula to the south, Gorely, began blowing hot air and could erupt at any time. Gorely is located 70 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of the Kamchatka region.

According to Lee Siebert, director of the Global Volcanic Program at the Smithsonian Institution, America, volcanic eruptions in Russia are not related to the " rage " of Merapi volcano in Indonesia, which claimed the lives of 33 people. the last few days.