PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, October 31 Ashes from the eruption of the Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka can reach Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional head office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations warns the population of the region about this, the message says his press service.
«»An ash emission to a height of up to 10,000 meters was recorded from the Klyuchevsky volcano. The ash plume spreads in a westerly direction. When the wind direction changes, it will continue to spread to the south and in the settlements of the Ust-Kamchatsky, Milkovsky, Elizovsky districts, and Also, in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vilyuchinsk, the fall of a small amount of ash cannot be ruled out,” the message says.
Late in the evening of October 30, a small amount of ash was recorded in the village of Kozyrevsk, Ust-Kamchatka region.
The Klyuchevskoy volcano has been throwing out columns of ash every day for the last few days. The eruption itself began on June 23. The nearest settlement is the village of Klyuchi, Ust-Kamchatka district, it is located only 30 kilometers from the giant.