Volcano Shiveluch in Kamchatka erupts, ash column reaches 10 km

Volcano Shiveluch in Kamchatka erupted on July 7 at 12:38 local time, sending an ash plume to a height of about 10 km above sea level, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The aviation hazard code has been raised to the highest 'red' level, with possible ash fall in populated areas.