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A volcano spewed out ash for a second day Wednesday on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, throwing clouds of dust high into the sky and blanketing wide areas.
The Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Geophysical Survey said the eruption continued Wednesday, spewing clouds of dust 10 kilometers into the sky.
Volcanic ash covers the ground and houses after the Shiveluch volcano erupted in Klyuchi village on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, April 12, 2023. /CFP
Ash fell on 108,000 square kilometers of territory, according to the regional branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Geophysical Survey. Scientists described the fallout as the biggest in nearly 60 years.
The villages located about 50 kilometers from the volcano, were covered by a 20-centimeter layer of dust.
Volcanic ash covers the ground and houses after the Shiveluch volcano erupted in Klyuchi village on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, April 12, 2023. /CFP
Shiveluch has two parts - the 3,283-meter Old Shiveluch, and the smaller, highly active Young Shiveluch.
The Kamchatka Peninsula, which extends into the Pacific Ocean about 6,600 kilometers east of Moscow, is one of the world's most concentrated areas of geothermal activity, with about 30 active volcanoes.
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