Lava flow and plume erupts from Kizimen volcano

July 22, 2011 – KAMCHATKA – Hot lava has flown down the eastern slope of a volcano called Kizimen, on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of Russia. The ash plume stretches for 15 kilometers and is a threat to aviation, according to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far East District. Kizimen is one of 29 active volcanoes in Kamchatka and it became active in July of last year after 80 years of “silence.” –Voice of Russia