A volcano has sent sent a thick column of ash more than three miles into the air in Russia 's far east.

Scientists say the ash plume has travelled as far as 33.5 miles northeast and could result in air travel chaos in and around the site. According to local media, an orange aviation hazard code is now in force. It comes just a day after scientists warned of a possible explosive eruption.

Bezymianny was at one point considered extinct because it had been dormant for around 1,000 years - before a catastrophic explosion rocked the site in 1955.

In April 2023, another huge volcano in Kamchatka turned day to night after an ash cloud spread for hundreds of miles . An area of 41,700 square miles - larger than Scotland and Wales combined - was blanketed in darkness, as ash rose 12 mile

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