Volcano Erupts In Russia, Schools Shutdown

The Klyuchevskoy volcano, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, erupts in Russia's northern Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far Eat, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns in the region. (AP Photo/Yuri Demyanchuk) — The Klyuchevskoy volcano, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, erupts in Russia’s northern Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far Eat, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns in the region. (AP Photo/Yuri Demyanchuk)

OAN’s Abril Elfi
4:10 PM – Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Eurasia’s tallest active volcano erupted prompting schools in the nearby towns to shut down.

On Wednesday, Klyuchevskaya Sopka, a volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, erupted sending plumes of lava up to 8 miles in the air.

Schools in nearby towns in Ust-Kamchatsk and Klyuchy closed as a precaution but there were no injuries reported.

🔥🌋🇷🇺 Lava river: spectacular #Russian volcano eruption.
The Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano, in the Russian region of #Kamchatka, is in the eruption phase.
The region’s governor, Vladimir Solodov, announced a state of alert and warned about the possible emission of ash. pic.twitter.com/sqMEX07TUy
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformantofc) October 30, 2023

The Civil Defense warned civilians to avoid the volcano region and refrain from driving to and from the nearby town of Klyuchi.

According to media reports, the volcano previously erupted in June.

They also stated that it has been spewing ash clouds on an almost daily basis since October 15^th.

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