Russia volcano ash drifts over Alaska

An

ash plume drifting from a Russia volcano has prompted flight cancellations in northern Alaska.

William Walsh, a spokesman for Ravn Alaska, says the airline canceled flights Wednesday to and from Kotzebue and Deadhorse, the supply hub for the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. Alaska Airlines officials say no flights were immediately affected.

Dave Schneider with the Alaska Volcano Observatory says the cloud came from the Sheveluch Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, which erupted Tuesday. (AP)