A volcano has erupted for the first time in 600 years, sending a 29,000ft ash cloud high into the sky.
The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia began spewing lava overnight, marking its first recorded eruption in history. It comes after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country’s Far East coast on Wednesday, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending panicked residents fleeing from buildings. Multiple injuries were reported. The quake set off Klyuchevskoy – the most active volcano in the area – and sent tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the US west coast.
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Confirming the eruption of Krasheninnikov today, Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, told Russia’s RIA state news agency: “This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano in 600 years.”
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