Russia’s most active volcano erupts, sending a 10 kilometer-high ash column into the air.

According to the Kamchatka volcano Eruption Response Team (KVERT), the Shiveluch volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula erupted, spewing an ash cloud up to 10 kilometres high that might endanger air travel. The team reported that a “large ash cloud” was travelling to the west of the volcanos and issued a code red Volcano Observation Warning for Aviation.

Russia’s most active volcano erupts

It warned that ash explosions up to 15 kilometres high might happen at any time and that “ongoing activity could impact international and low-flying aircraft.” According to Oleg Bondarenko, chairman of the Ust-Kamchatsky municipal area, schools were closed and locals in communities near the eruption were advised to stay home.

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According to the official, a cloud covered Klyuchi and Kozyrevsk after the eruption. According to Reuters, the distance between the two communities is more than 70 kilometres. He recommended locals to stay inside and forego needless travel.

One of the biggest and most active volcanoes in Russia, the Shiveluch has erupted 60 times or more in the last 10,000 years. The most recent big eruption took place in 2007.