Volcano eruption
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The eruption of two volcanoes in the region of Kamchatka in eastern Russia has blanketed the town of Ust-Kamchatsk in ash.

Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Eurasia's highest active volcano which stands 4,750 meters (15,584 feet) high, started to spew ash on Ust-Kamchatsk on October 22.

Also Sopka Shiveluch began erupting on Thursday spewing ash approximately 6 miles into the air and the streaming down of lava.

More than 5,000 townspeople were forced to stay at home with their windows shut, while all public institutions, schools and businesses remained closed.

Due to the almost zero visibility, roads in the region were temporarily closed and people were forced to wear oxygen masks to avoid inhaling ash particles that could lead to respiratory illnesses and allergic reactions.

The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's branch in Kamchatka said that flights in the area were cancelled as well.

Although Shiveluch quieted down on Thursday, Klyuchevskaya is still erupting, Russian officials said.

Additionally, the Emergency Situations Ministry warned that another volcano called Gorely, located 45 miles (70 kilometers) south of Kamchatka's capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, has now begun spewing gases and could erupt any moment.

The erupted volcanoes are part of a string of volcanoes located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

In August Russia was hit by a series of devastating wildfires that engulfed Moscow in a poisonous smog.