Vladivostok, Aug. 5 -- Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula ejected an ash plume reaching 7 kilometers above sea level on Tuesday, with the cloud drifting southeast toward the Pacific Ocean, local authorities reported.
"There are no settlements in the path of the ash cloud, and no ash fallout has been recorded in populated areas. No registered tourist groups are currently in the vicinity of the volcano," the Kamchatka branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on its Telegram channel.
The volcano has been assigned an orange aviation colour code, indicating a high likelihood of ash emissions and potential hazards to aviation.
The eruption activity intensified on Monday, when the Kamchatka branch of ...