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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Vladivostok, August 3 /Xinhua/ — Ash emission from Krasheninnikov volcano was recorded in Kamchatka. Ash emission occurred at a height of up to 6 thousand meters with the volcano's height being 1856 meters. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for Kamchatka Krai.
According to the report, the eruption of Krasheninnikov volcano began at 19:50 on Saturday Moscow time. The plume spread in the eastward direction from the volcano – towards the Pacific Ocean, there are no populated areas along the path of the plume, ash fallout in populated areas was not registered. In addition, there are no registered tourist groups in the area of the volcano. Krasheninnikov volcano has been assigned the "orange" aviation hazard code.
According to Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team /KVERT/, this is the first eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano recorded in Kamchatka in 600 years. According to her, the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano may be related to the recent strong earthquake in Kamchatka. –0–
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