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Shiveluch, one of the most active volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, erupted on Thursday evening, sending ash clouds up to 15 kilometers into the sky and blanketing large areas with dust.
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the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences told TASS. "The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka threw out ash 11 km above sea level.