PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Apr 30 The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka can throw a powerful cloud of ash to a height of up to 15 kilometers, according to the Telegram channel of the regional head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
«On the Shiveluch volcano, the probability of ash emissions up to 15 thousand above sea level has been increased with the possible formation of pyroclastic flows, the length of which can be up to 10-15 kilometers,» the ministry warned.
Ashfall is expected in the villages of Klyuchi, Kozyrevsk and Ust-Kamchatsk. If pyroclastic flows pass about 15 kilometers, they can reach the Milkovo-Klyuchi-Ust-Kamchatsk highway, the Ministry of Emergency Situations added.
The road was closed until the evening of May 1. Local residents were advised not to approach the volcano closer than 25 kilometers, not to leave their homes and make a supply of water.
In the Ust-Kamchatsky region, the state of emergency remains, all emergency forces and services are on standby, said the head of the regional administration, Oleg Bondarenko.
Shiveluch is one of the largest and northernmost active volcanoes in Kamchatka. The last powerful eruption began in the early morning of April 11, the volcano threw out a cloud of ash for about 20 kilometers. Then an ash cloud covered several villages in the east of the peninsula, and in Klyuchi the ashfall became the strongest in 60 years. This was followed by several more ash emissions.
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