Death toll on Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka rises to eight

“Yes, there is such information, received from the volcano, that two people died,” he told RIA Novosti.

According to Vasilevsky, bad weather conditions persist at the scene.

Rescuers will make a new attempt to fly there at 10:30 local time (01:30 Moscow time).

Earlier it was reported about the death of six tourists while climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Kamchatka.

Investigators opened a criminal case into the incident.

The Kamchatka Tourism Industry Association spoke about the dangers at the Klyuchevskoy volcano.