Russia:Kamchatka's ancient volcano erupts after 500 years

In Russia, a volcano erupted for the first time in 500 years in eastern Kamchatka region, the nation's emergency authority said Sunday, days after one of the strongest earthquakes on record hit the region. As per reports, a towering plume of ash spewing from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550, according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.The plume is estimated to have reached an altitude of 6,000 metres (19,700 feet), Kamchatka's Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a post on Telegram."The plume is spreading eastward from the volcano toward the Pacific Ocean.

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"There are no populated areas along its path, and no ashfall has been recorded in inhabited localities," the ministry said. The volcano has been assigned an "orange" aviation hazard code, the ministry added, meaning flights in the area may be disrupted.
The first eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in 600 years was recorded in Kamchatka, the growth of the cone inside the northern crater of the volcano is expected, the head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), Olga Girina, told Sputnik. "At present, a crack is observed on the slope and a lava dome is forming, which is accompanied by powerful steam and gas activity. At the same time, a powerful ash column is standing over the northern crater of the volcano, the ash plume is stretching to the east of the volcano," she said. According to the scientist, the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano was possibly connected with a recent strong earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8.