An active volcano on Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula kept erupting, a scientific institute reported, sending a 6-mile-high plume of ash into the sky, and a hazard warning remains in place for airlines
Shiveluch, one of Russia's most active volcanoes, first began erupting just after midnight on Tuesday and at its peak, six hours later, sent out an ash cloud over an area of 108,000 sq km .
The latest bulletin from the Kamchatka Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Geophysical Survey, issued at 1 a.m. Moscow time said: "The eruption of Shiveluch volcano is continuing. According to satellite data, the ash emission reached about 10,000 metres above sea level."Lava flows tumbled from the volcano on Monday, melting snow and prompting a warning of mud flows along a nearby highway. As much as 8.5 centimetres of ash carpeted villages, the deepest in 60 years.
Kamchatka extends far into the Pacific Ocean northwest of Japan. About 300,000 people live on the peninsula.
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