Chile's volcanic eruption looks like hell on earth
23 April 2015 1:33 PM IST23 April 2015 1:33 PM IST
Chile's volcanic eruption looks like hell on earth
The Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Picture Courtesy: AP- Several videos and pictures are making rounds of the Internet that depict ash billowing and lightning striking out of the volcano in Chile. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/layla.wood
- Volcanoes that loft huge clouds of ash and other material high into the atmosphere are said to create thunderstorms. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/waisee
- The eruption took place on Earth Day, which is celebrated on April 22 every year. Local residents took to social media and shared pictures of the eruption that spewed smoke into the sky. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/cgallardok
- Villarica, one of South America's most active volcanos, erupted in southern Chile last month, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes and forcing authorities to evacuate thousands of people. But this was clearly a much larger
- The 6,500 foot (2,000-meter) Calbuco last erupted in 1972 and is considered one of the top three most potentially dangerous among Chile's 90 active volcanos. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/claudio.ar and febrian_bian
- According to reports, a large amount of ash was observed but no hot rocks or lava had been seen by late in the day. There were no reports of injuries as well. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/maxii_andress
- Calbuco wasn't under any special form of observation and the eruption was not predetermined. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/ maxii_andress
- The National Mining and Geology Service issued a high alert, barring access to the area around the volcano, which lies near the cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, a little more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of Chile's capital,
- Authorities ordered the evacuation of the 1,500 inhabitants of the nearby town of Ensenada, along with residents of two smaller communities. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/jofbroussain
The Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Picture Courtesy: AP
Chile's volcanic eruption looks like hell on earth
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