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Photos show a Russian town buried in ash after the Shiveluch volcano erupted, spewing debris miles into the air

Chris PanellaApr 11, 2023, 22:51 IST

The ash spewed miles into the air, blanketing a Russian town in debris.INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEI via Reuters / Russia's Twitter

The Shiveluch volcano in Russia buried a nearby town in ash, covering houses, cars, and streets.
The volcano, located in the Kamchatka region, spewed debris miles into the air.

This is Shiveluch, a volcano in the eastern Russian peninsula of Kamchatka.

The Shiveluch volcano erupting late last year.Yury Demyanchuk / The Russian Academy of Sciences' Vulcanology Institute

It erupted early Tuesday morning, shooting emissions miles into the atmosphere.

Satellite imagery shows Shiveluch beginning to erupt.ROSCOSMOS via Reuters

Ash from the eruption covered large areas of land, including nearby villages.

Volcanic ash covering a Russian house and car.Institute Of Volcanology and Sei via Reuters

Some towns were filled with piles of ash, making driving and traveling difficult.

Volcanic emissions covered streets, pilling up like snow.Head of the Ust-Kamchatsky municipal district Oleg Bondarenko via AP

The volcanic ash was inches thick in some areas.

A measuring tape shows how thick the debris settled in some areas.Institute of Volcanology and Sei via AP

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