Massive Eruption from Russian volcano HIGHEST ALERT LEVEL FOR AIR TRAFFIC
Russia’s Volcano Eruption in Kamchatka Peninsula Threatens Air Traffic Due Ash Cloud
The ash cloud might "affected internatioonal and low-flying aircraft
Russia's volcano eruption in the Kamchatka Peninsula triggered an aviation warning after threatening air traffic due to its expansive ash cloud in the sky.
The eruption of the Shiveluch volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Russian nation, began after midnight and continued for the next six hours. Besides the air traffic disturbance, the eruption covered villages with gray dust.
The Kamchatka Branch of the Russian Academy of Science' Geophysical Survey notes that the ash from the eruption has reached 20 kilometers high, per Reuters.