Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts, forcing evacuations
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Smoke and ash rise from the Calbuco volcano on April 22, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke several kilometres into the sky.
An ash cloud from the volcano was blowing into Chile and Argentina on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of flights from nearby cities in both countries and blanketing residents in ash.
The Chilean government has declared a "red alert" and decreed the evacuation of some 4,000 people living in the vicinity of the volcano, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The volcano, which last had a major eruption in 1961, has belched a spectacular plume of ash and smoke around 15 kilometers (9 miles) into the sky near the popular tourist town of Puerto Varas, some 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) south of Santiago.
(China Daily contributed to the story)
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