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Russian volcano spills record amount of lava

Moscow, Dec 11: The erupting Plosky Tolbachik volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is spilling a record 1,200 tonnes of lava every second, seismologists said Tuesday.The 3,085-metre Plosky Tolbachik, part of a volcanic complex



The volcano has been spewing lava from two fissures along its southern slope. The flow from the upper fissure has descended 6,000 metres and from the lower to 13,600 metres.



The flow from the upper fissure has almost stopped but could resume at any moment as the volcano continues to produce magma, Karpov said.

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