Scar-like deepened Apakhonchich chute on the southern slope as the result of lava flows and debris avalanches (image: A. Demyanchuk/volkstat.ru)
Volcanologists from the local observatory made a flight survey to examine the volcano’s conditions after the recent strong eruptive episode.
A vast part of the edifice’s ice-snow flanks is covered by fresh ash deposits known as tephra. The most notable change in the volcano’s morphology is the scar-like deepened southern Apakhonchich chute resulting from the erosion of intense lava flows and debris avalanches racing down over the drainage during the paroxysm period.
The activity at the volcano is characterized by „only“ venting of gas and steam emissions from the summit vent.
Source: volkstat.ru volcano activity update 20 November 2023