Chile Volcano
The skies turned black across southern Chile and Argentina as one of the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanoes belched out a heavy blanket of ash, the first eruption in half a century. Nestled in the Andes mountains 540 miles south of the Chilean capital Santiago, the volcano erupted on Saturday, producing a six-mile tower of gas and causing 3,500 people to flee their homes. Winds sent the ash as far as the Patagonian ski resort of San Carlos de Bariloche, 62 miles from the volcano, where a snowstorm of soot carpeted the town in grey. The city's airport was closed and local residents wore gas masks to protect them from the ash and stifle the strong stench of sulphur. [1] A column of gas six miles (10 kilometers) high and three miles (five kilometers) wide rose from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle complex, according to Chile's National Geology and Mining Service. Chilean authorities evacuateed some 3,500 people from 22 settlements near the volcano, which produced an eerie show of lightning dancing through its clouds of ash overnight. Rodrigo Ubilla, Chile's undersecretary of labor, said some people near the volcano had decided not to leave their homes because they didn't want to abandon their animals. Wind carried ash across the Andes to the Argentina, dusting the tourist town of San Carlos de Bariloche, which had to close its airport. Officials there urged people to use cover their mouths and noses against the ash, to stock up on food and water and stay indoors if possible. [2]
The National Emergency Office said it recorded an average of 230 tremors an hour. About 600 people were evacuated when the first alert went up and hundreds more left their homes after the eruption began. Rodrigo Ubilla, Chile's undersecretary of labor, said some people near the volcano had decided not to leave their homes because they didn't want to abandon their animals. Wind carried ash across the Andes to the Argentine tourist town of San Carlos de Bariloche, which had to close its airport. [3]
Picture released by Diario Rio Negro newspaper through Noticias Argentinas, showing a man wearing a mask on June 4, 2011 in the southern Argentine city of Bariloche as ashes from Chile's Puyehue volcano, located 870 km south of Santiago in the Andes mountains fall after it erupted on Saturday for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people in Chile. [4] Picture released by Chile's newspaper El Austral de Osorno through Noticias Argentinas taken from the Chilean city of Osorno, showing ashes and smoke billowing from Puyehue volcano, located 870 km south of Santiago in the Andes mountains in southern Chile, on June 4, 2011 after it erupted for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people. [4] RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/NA/DIARIO JORNADA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES - ARGENTINA OUT - CHUBUT OUT Picture released by Diario Jornada newspaper through Noticias Argentinas, showing the footprints left by a dog on June 5, 2011 on the ashes from the Chilean volcano Puyehue, located 870 km south of Santiago in the Andes mountains, fallen in the Argentine city of Trelew in Chubut Province, some 900 km southeast from the volcano, after it erupted on Saturday for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people in Chile. [4] A view of the 9th hole green at the Llao Llao hotel golf course in Bariloche, some 1600 kms south west of Buenos Aires, on June 5, 2011, covered by ashes from Chile's Puyehue volcano, located 870 km south of Santiago in the Andes mountains, after it erupted for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people in Chile. [4]
The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in a half century, sending a column of gas about 10 kilometers into the air. Authorities say they plan to evacuate 3,500 people from areas around the mountain, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers south of the Chilean capital, Santiago.'' [5] SANTIAGO — Southern Chile's Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people as it sent smoke billowing into the sky, authorities said. [6] A volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in 50 years, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people as it spewed smoke and ash more than six miles into the sky, authorities said, according to AFP. [7]
SOUTHERN Chiles Puyehue volcano has erupted for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. [8] Thousands of people in Chile have received evacuation orders after the southern Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century. Some 3,500 people were ordered to evacuate their homes as the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain produced a 10-kilometer high column of smoke, AFP reported. [9]
A volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex of southern Chile erupted for a second day, shooting out pumice stones and sending a cloud of ash 10 kilometres high and five kilometres wide. Flights in the region were cancelled and more than 3,500 people stayed away from their homes near the volcano, which produced an eerie show of lightning dancing through its clouds of ash overnight. [10] SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ''' A volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted for a second day Sunday, shooting out pumice stones and pluming a cloud of ash six miles (10 kilometers) high and three miles (five kilometers) wide. Flights in the region were canceled and more than 3,500 people stayed away from their homes near the volcano, which produced an eerie show of lightning dancing through its clouds of ash overnight. [11] SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ''' A volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile has erupted violently, billowing smoke and ash high into the sky and prompting more than 3,500 people living nearby to evacuate and forcing cancellation of flights. [2] SANTIAGO, Chile -- The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile erupted Saturday, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky and prompting officials to evacuate about 600 people living nearby. [12]
This handout picture released by the Chilean Air Force shows the cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, taken on June 5, 2011. [4] Soldiers remain alert in the viallage of Rininahue as a cloud of ash billows from Puyehue volcano in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. [4] A shepherd walks with his cows in the village of Rininahue as a cloud of ash billows from Puyehue volcano in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. [4] A military helicopter is backdropped by the cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, as it flies near Rininahue village on June 5, 2011. [4] Aerial picture showing the cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, taken on June 5. [13]
Picture released by Diario Jornada newspaper through Noticias Argentinas, showing the aspect of the streets of the Argentine city of Trelew in Chubut Province on June 5, 2011 following the eruption of Chile's Puyehue volcano, located 870 km south of Santiago in the Andes mountains, and some 900 km southeast from this city. [4] Puyehue is located 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of the capital Santiago in the Cordon Caulle complex nestled in the Andes mountains. Its last major eruption was in 1960, following a magnitude 9.5 earthquake. Bariloche, a Patagonian resort town about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of the volcano, remained under a state of emergency because of the eruption, which had covered the small city of some 50,000 inhabitants by a sooty blanket of several centimeters (inches) thick. [14]
The Puyehue volcano lies about 500 miles south of the capital, Santiago. Winds fanned the ash towards neighbouring Argentina over the skies in the ski resort city of San Carlos de Bariloche, which caused the local airport to close. [15] Authorities shut a heavily traveled border crossing into Argentina. Fanned by winds, ash darkened the sky in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, a government official there said, adding that the city's airport had been closed. In Bariloche, about 60 miles from the newly erupting volcanic chain, authorities told residents to wear masks, stay inside and avoid driving because of poor visibility. [16] The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina, and prompted the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said. [17] A plume of ash, estimated to be 10km high and three mile wide is seen after a volcano erupted in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain, about 920 km) south of the capital of Chile, Santiago. [18] The eruption occurred in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain, about 575 miles south of the capital, Santiago, in Patagonia. It was not immediately clear which of the chain's four volcanoes had erupted because of ash cover and weather conditions. [16]
Energy and mining minister Laurence Golborne said: "We have declared a red alert for the area and we have mapped risk areas and established potential situations we could deal with." It is not yet clear which of the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain's four volcanoes has erupted, because of the heavy ash cloud. [19] "The shift means that we will have a rain of ash, with damage for the population and a threat to smallholder farming." It is not yet clear which of the Puyehue Cordon Caulle volcanic chain's four volcanoes has erupted, because of the heavy ash cloud. [20]
Chile's Puyehue volcano, dormant for decades, erupted on Saturday, in south-central Chile belching an ash cloud more than 6 miles high. The volcano was spewing molten rocks on the Argentine city of Bariloche, but there was no visible lava flow, Xinhua news agency reported quoting officials. [17] BUENOS AIRES, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Chile's Puyehue volcano on Saturday erupted for the first time in half a century, spewing large quantities of ash on the Argentine city of Bariloche. [21]
The officials have issued a red alert, the maximum warning level for the area. It is the first time it has erupted for 50 years. More than 3,500 people have been evacuated from their homes amid worries over lava and ash. It is has covered the nearby ski centre of Bariloche, in Argentina, with ash. "We're trying to stop car traffic and ask that people stay at home and close their doors and windows to prevent the volcanic ash from coming in. The city's airport was also closed," Carlos Hidalgo, Bariloche's communications secretary, told local television. [22] A cloud of ash could be seen in the Patagonian resort town of Bariloche in Argentina, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of the volcano. "We're trying to stop car traffic and ask that people stay at home and close their doors and windows to prevent the volcanic ash from coming in. The city's airport was also closed," Carlos Hidalgo, Bariloche's communications secretary, told TN television. [6]
Workers use bulldozers to remove volcanic ash that blew in from the erupting Puyehue volcano, into San Carlos de Bariloche, southern Argentina, Sunday June 5, 2011. [4] A man removes volcanic ash from his roof using water from a garden hose in San Carlos de Bariloche, southern Argentina, Sunday June 5, 2011. [4] A blanket of volcanic ash covers a neighborhood in San Carlos de Bariloche, southern Argentina, Sunday, June 5, 2011. [4]
Based on reporting by the Associated Press. June 4: Ashes coming from Chile's Puyehue volcano are removed from the windshield of a car by a woman in San Carlos de Bariloche, southern Argentina. [23] SANTIAGO — Southern Chile's Puyehue volcano was calm Sunday, one day after raining down ash and forcing thousands to flee, although the cloud of soot it had belched out still darkened skies as far away as Argentina. [14] A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile. [18]
Over 3,500 people in southern Chile have been ordered to evacuate their homes after'' the Puyehue volcano Saturday afternoon. [24] Authorities have evacuated about 600 people living nearby the volcano. Residents are being urged to evacuate their homes after one of the volcanoes, in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile, erupted violently Saturday triggering the government to warn residents of prolonged ashfall. [23] One of the volcanoes in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted violently Saturday, billowing smoke and ash high into the sky and prompting more than 3,500 people living nearby to evacuate. [3]
A volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in southern Chile, belching ash over 10 kilometres into the sky. [10] The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 10 km into the sky. [18]
The volcano, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, throwing ash into the sky as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina. [25]
North-westerly winds pushed the giant column of ash from the Chilean volcano, located 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of the capital Santiago near the border with Argentina, into Chile's Lago Ranco area. [26] Large columns of smoke have been rising from a mountain range about 500 miles south of the capital Santiago, blackening skies across the region and into neighbouring Argentina. More than 3,500 people were evacuated at the weekend from their homes near the volcano, and took shelter in government accommodation or friends' homes. [20] A column of smoke and volcanic lightning are seen over the Puyehue volcano, over 500 miles south of Santiago, Chile, Sunday June 5, 2011. [4] A column of smoke and ashes comes out from the Puyehue volcano, some 1,100 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 4, 2011. [4] Photo: AP / Martin Iniguez A column of smoke and ashes comes out from the Puyehue volcano, about 1,000 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 4, 2011. [5]
A soldier helps to a girl during a preventive evacuation at the surroundings of the Puyehue volcano in Entrelagos some 1,100 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 4, 2011. [2] SANTIAGO, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The Puyehue volcano in south Chile has begun to erupt, the National Emergency Office of Chile(ONEMI) confirmed Saturday. [27]
June 4L A column of smoke and ashes comes out from the Puyehue volcano, some 1,100 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile. [23]
Smoke and ash pour out of Chile's Puyehue volcano, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. [8] LAGO RANCO, Chile — A thick plume of ash from the erupting Puyehue volcano in the Andes shifted direction into Chile on Sunday after spewing volcanic dust over parts of Argentina. [26]
A volcanic eruption in southern Chile forced the evacuation of 3,500 people in neighboring communities, and the resulting ash cloud has caused the closure of an airport in Argentina. [28] A volcanic eruption in southern Chile prompted the government to order 3,500 residents to leave the area while ash blanketed towns nearly 100 kilometres away in Argentina. [29] The area is on red alert and some 3,500 local residents were evacuated. These pumice stones were collected by Argentine border police at the Cardenal Samore crossing between Chile and Argentina. They said it fell like snow from the sky. Authorities advised affected residents to stay indoors and close their windows to avoid breathing in the ash. This eruption was accompanied by many tremors but no single major quake. [30]
A red alert, which is the maximum warning level, has been issued by authorities. As a result of the eruption, a cloud of ash fanned by wind could be seen in neighboring Argentina's resort town of Bariloche, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of the volcano. [9] The violent eruption sent smoke and ash billowing into the sky. About 600 people were evacuated when the first alert went up and hundreds more left their homes after the eruption began. Wind carried ash across the Andes to an Argentine tourist town, which had to close its airport. [31]
A bit of ash will fall within the immediate vicinity of the volcano, but any towns located more than 25 miles away are typically unaffected by eruptions. Chileans love their volcanoes; they dot the Andes with some of the most picturesque scenery in the world and Chileans know that, unless you live right at the foot of the volcano if it erupts, you are in little danger (regardless, Chile is prepared to deal with any such emergency). As such, the volcano isn't even front-page news here anymore, Chileans are far more interested in the recent Peruvian elections than some volcano. [32] The effects of the ash ( video ) were seen in many parts of Chile and Argentina, so flight disruptions were also widespread due to the eruption. This ash is not only a hazard to air and water, but also could lead to lahars - and the Chilean government has evacuated some people near the volcano for just such a fear. Some of the latest reports suggest the activity at the volcano has waned significantly, but with any eruption this size, this could change rapidly. [33]
In 2008 the eruption of the Chaiten volcano, also in southern Chile, spread a thick cloud of ash across a large swath of South America, grounding flights across the region. [26] Authorities in southern Chile and Argentina are continuing to monitor the direction of ash clouds belched out by a chain of volcanoes over the weekend. [34] One day after it started to erupt, the volcano chain continues to send smoke and ash billowing over 10km (six miles) into the air. On Sunday morning, southern Chile was also hit by a strong earth tremor, although experts say they do not think the two events were linked. [35] Southern Chile was on watch today after a volcano spewed a massive ash plume, forcing thousands to flee. [10]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- There are no reports of injuries so far, but more than 3,500 people have evacuated their homes near an erupting volcano in southern Chile. [31] Local authorities have declared "red alert" across the city and closed the local airport at tourist resort San Carlos de Bariloche. More than 3,500 people were evacuated from their homes near the volcano, Chile's government said on Sunday. [17] Airline Aerolineas Argentinas cancelled six flights on Saturday because of the volcano, the company said. The ash cloud has blown over the Argentine ski resort city of San Carlos de Bariloche, closing the airport there. [36] "The city awakened in calm," said Marcelo Cascon, mayor of Bariloche in neighboring Argentina, which had received a large deposit of volcanic ash spewed out from Puyehue on Saturday. [14] A regional airport in the Argentine city of Bariloche has been closed as drifting volcanic ash disrupted air traffic. Local officials in Bariloche asked the people to keep their water reserves at hand and use face masks in emergency. They warned that the ash cloud is expected to spread all over the Argentine provinces of Patagonia R''o Negro and Chubut as prevailing winds blow the ashes east and south. [37]
Bariloche is next to the main ski area in Argentina, Cerro Catedrale. The resort is not yet open but the eruptions may well affect the season that is due to start later this month. The volcanoes can be seen from the top of the ski area, that also has a covering of volcanic ash on its ski slopes, and offers views of the eruption. [22] No injuries have been reported. Undersecretary of the Interior Rodrigo Ubilla; the National Director of Chile's national geological and mining agency, Enrique Valdivieso; and the Director of ONEMI, Vicente Nunez, said at a news conference Sunday that they hope to complete the evacuation before volcanic ash reaches the nearby towns. Ubilla that he will come himself to evacuate the population under the supervision of the Intendant of the Rivers and with the support of the Chilean Army and Customs officers, to prevent any emergency situation from arising. Some residents have refused to leave, for fear that their homes will be looted in their absence. Valdivieso said his agency is monitoring all the rivers near the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle range to identify the level of acidity of the water and the amount of ashy material in suspension. [36] Evacuation orders were issued for some 3,500 people, the local authorities said. They added the residents would be relocated in temporary shelters in safe areas. Hundreds of Chileans in the south of the country have spent the night in hostels and municipal buildings after being told to leave their homes due to fears that they would be covered in ash, says the BBCs Gideon Long in Santiago. Some have refused to go, saying they are worried their houses will be looted in their absence. [35] The eruption forced some 3,500 people to be evacuated from 22 rural Chilean communities. "This change means that we will have ash falling in the area, with damage to the population and a threat to small farmers," Lago Ranco Mayor Santiago Rosas told AFP. [26]
"The situation is very complicated," said Santiago Rozas, mayor of Lago Ranco, a town about 70km (40 miles) north of the volcano range. "The shift means that we will have a rain of ash, with damage for the population and a threat to smallholder farming," he told the Associated Press. This is the first serious eruption of the volcano chain since 1960, when the area was hit by a massive earthquake. [34] One official there said ash was falling like snow. Eyewitness Juli Kessler told the BBC she saw "big black clouds hanging over the Andes" and ash dust lying on the road. This is the first serious eruption of the volcano chain since 1960, when the area was hit by a massive earthquake. [35]
The eruption also produced a column of gas six miles high -- and some jaw-droppingly beautiful scenes in the sky. It was the first time Puyehue Volcano had erupted in 50 years and the government ordered 3,500 residents to leave the area. [38] Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011. [18]
The Puyehue erupted on June 4 for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people in Chile. [4]
The volcano erupted on Saturday after a series of small quakes for the first time since 1960. Chile contains a large number of volcanoes but they are not as active as the volcanoes in the western Pacific. [39]
LAGO RANCO, CHILE (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities on early Saturday afternoon ordered the emergency evacuation of more than 3,000 people after a volcano erupted in southeastern Chile, officials said. [40] A dormant volcano has erupted in southern Chile, forcing authorities to order evacuation of thousands of local residents, the BBC reported on Sunday. [39] SANTIAGO, Chile, June 6, 2011 (ENS) - A volcanic complex that has been quiet for decades erupted in southern Chile on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of some 3,500 area residents. [36] A chain of volcanoes has erupted in southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. [35]
Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near southern Osorno city in Chile prompting the government to evacuate several thousand residents. [18] Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain in the Patagonia region at sunrise June 5. [13]
Most of the residents in 22 settlements near the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex evacuated when the eruption began Saturday afternoon and were staying in government shelters or friends' homes. [11] Saturday we saw a large eruption from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle (top left) in central Chile - the first major eruption of the volcano in 51 years. [33] A photograph made available on 06 June 2011 shows smoke billowing into the sky during an electric storm after the eruption of the volcano Puyehue - Cordon Caulle Rininahue in Chile, late 05 June 2011. [29] Our base at The El Caulle ranch sat a few kilometers from the border of Argentina and Chile, nestled in the valley below the Puyehue volcano. [41] Puyehue volcano, about 2,240 meters high, is located in the Andes mountains in southern Chile. [21] Chile's Puyehue volcano has produced a massive ash cloud, forcing thousands to flee. [42] When Chile's Puyehue volcano began to erupt over the weekend, the skies filled with dramatic plumes of ash. [38]
CHILE -'''' Columns of smoke reached more than six miles from the crater of the Puyehue volcano. [15] Juan Andres Varas, governor of the Region of Los Rios, confirmed that "there is clearly a column of smoke about 10 miles high in the Puyehue volcano, which is quite shocking [27]
Huge columns of smoke are rising from the Puyehue volcano chain in The Andes. [22]
The Puyehue volcano, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday. [4] A volcano erupted on Saturday in south-central Chile, prompting authorities to evacuate about 3,500 residents of the Los Rios region and other surrounding areas. [16] Authorities issued a red alert, the maximum warning level, for the area and closed an Argentina-Chile border crossing. Yeimi Obando, a professor who was evacuated, told National Television of Chile on Saturday that people "are very worried" about the effect of ash on their cattle and other animals. [14]
Chile -- A volcanic eruption prompts authorities in Chile to evacuate thousands of people in the Los Rios region, about 600 miles south of Santiago. [16] Located in Chile's 14th Region, about 550 miles south of Santiago in the Andes, the 2,240 meter (7,349 foot) Volcan Puyehue began a sudden eruption on June 4, 2011. This happens about once every 23 years in Chile (there have been 11 since 1759 and 2011), just like there seems to be a big earthquake every 50 years or so. [32] Puyehue is located 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of the Chilean capital, Santiago, in the Andes Mountains. Its last major eruption happened in 1960, following a 9.5 magnitude earthquake. [9] Puyehue is located 870 kilometers (540 miles) south of the capital Santiago in the Cordon Caulle complex nestled in the Andes mountains. Its last major eruption was in 1960, following a magnitude 9.5 earthquake. [6]
Puyehue is nestled in the Andes mountains, about 870 kilometers, or 540 miles, south of Santiago, AFP said. [7]
Earlier pictures showed the enormity of the cloud - which was six miles high and three miles wide. The explosion - 575 miles south of Chile's capital Santiago - left streets covered in up to an inch of grey powder as fearful residents covered their faces to avoid breathing in the ash. [43] The volcano is nearly 500 miles (800 kilometers) south of Chile's national capital, Santiago. [12] Some 3,500 people left the region after the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range, about 800km (500 miles) south of the capital, Santiago. [34] Local witnesses describe large columns of smoke rising from the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range about 800 kilometers (500 miles) south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. [39] Ash is being thrown 10km into the air. It is about 500 miles south of the Chilean capital, Santiago and on the border with Argentina. [22]
Up until Sunday afternoon, the wind had carried it over the Andes and into Argentina, however, a shift in winds is now bringing it back into Chile. "This change means that we will have ash falling in the area, with damage to the population and a threat to small farmers," Lago Ranco Mayor Santiago Rosas said. [44] Residents in the surrounding region, including cities and towns across the border in Argentina, reported ash falling. Wind carried ash across the Andes to the Argentine tourist town of San Carlos de Bariloche, which was forced to close its airport. [24] Wind carried ash across the Andes, dropping a grey blanket on the Argentine resort of of Bariloche. San Carlos de Bariloche, about 100km (62 miles) east of the volcano, remains on alert. [34]
On the other side of the Andes in Argentina, heavy ash fell on the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. [12]
'''The government remains on red alert.''' The airport in the Argentine city of Bariloche, on the other side of the Andes mountains, remains closed today although the fall of ash has stopped, Argentine news channel TN Noticias reported on its website. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Sylvia Wier at swier@bloomberg.net. [28]
The eruption also forced a major border crossing point to close due to low visibility, an dropped ash on the upscale Argentine resort town of Villa La Angostura. Bariloche, located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of the volcano, had covered in a sooty blanket of several centimeters (inches) thick and remained under a state of emergency. The picturesque town, as well as others in the vicinity affected by the ash, welcomes thousands of foreign tourists each year to its lakes and mountain scenery, as well as ski slopes in the winter months. [26] Some towns near the volcano, including the resort town of Bariloche, saw some significant ash fall from the volcano as well and a state of emergency remains in place for the area. [33]
Pictures from nearby towns showed large clouds of volcanic ash rising from the volcano, which last erupted in 1960. [45] Within several hours, officials said a large explosion was heard and enormous plumes of volcanic ash could be seen rising from the volcano. [40]
The volcano was dormant for decades but now the effects can be felt all the way in Argentina as billowing smoke and ash high into the sky and prompting more than 3,500 people living nearby to evacuate. [23] Amazing video shows a volcano erupting in Chile, billowing ash and smoke six miles into the sky. [13] A volcano chain in Chile, beloved of extreme skiers, is erupting sending huge plumes of smoke and ash into the air. [22]
"During the eruption, there were lots of small lightning (bolts) or big sparks that probably came from the mouth of the crater and entered the (ash) column coming out of the volcano," Dr Thomas told National Geographic News. [42] Several friends from North America tell me that there has been a lot of coverage on the 24/7 news about a volcano eruption this weekend in Chile.'' I recognize that the cable news outlets have to fill their air time with something and perhaps an eruption is interesting but they seem to have blown things out of proportion again, if you'll pardon the pun. [32] The most recent large eruption occurred at Chaiten volcano in southern Chile in May 2008. [39]
POVI has put together a great array of images from the eruption showing the size of the plume from the eruption as well. As it seems for any eruption these days, people love images of volcanic eruptions and lightning - and Puyehue-Cordón Caulle was no slouch in that. In this BBC collection, you can see some of the golf ball-sized pumice that fell in parts of Argentina near the volcano - again, showing just how powerful this eruption is ( video ). [33] THIS is the moment lightning tore through a mile-high ash cloud following a volcanic eruption that forced more than 3,500 people to flee their homes. [43] Officials warned residents of the Bariloche area to take precautions against a possible prolonged ash fall. They urged people to stock up on food and water and to stay home. [3] Ash is being blown towards neighbouring Argentina and the border crossing between the two countries has been closed. Officials there urged people to cover their mouths and noses against the ash, to stock up on food and water and stay indoors if possible. [20]
Ash clouds have drifted to neighbouring Argentina where officials have ordered residents to stay indoors. [35] The eruption prompted officials to close the border crossing between Chile and Argentina, and warned residents to stay indoors. [1]
Chile is one of the most volcanic countries on Earth. There are over 3,000 volcanoes dotted along its length, and around 80 of them are active. Are you in Chile or Argentina? Are you among those who have been evacuated because of the volcanic eruption? Send us your comments and experiences. Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7725 100 100 (International). [34] Chile has experienced a series of volcanic eruptions in recent years. It has a chain of about 2,000 volcanoes, the world's second largest after Indonesia. [17] Chile is located on the so-called "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. [46]
The National Emergency Office recorded an average of 240 tremors an hour for the first 12 hours, but that dropped to about 17 an hour by Sunday, Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said. With the Andes running along its entire length, Chile has more than 3,000 volcanoes, of which about 500 are considered active and 60 have had eruptions recorded over the past 450 years. [10] Four different volcanoes constitute the volcanic group or complex, the Cordillera Nevada caldera, the Pliocene Mencheca volcano, Cordón Caulle fissure vents and the Puyehue stratovolcano. [13]
Authorities initially said the Puyehue volcano was involved, but later said the eruption was occurring about 2.5 miles (four kilometers) from that peak. [3] The Puyehue volcano is erupting, and authorities have evacuated about 600 people living nearby. [2] Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said during a news conference that about 3,500 people would be evacuated after the Puyehue volcano in Ranco Province started to erupt. [45]
The Puyehue volcano, about 870km south of Santiago, last erupted in 1960, following a magnitude-9.5 quake. [42]
The Argentine city, located some 1,630 km south of the capital of Buenos Aires and about 92 km southeast of the volcano, was left in darkness after a rain of ash began to fall. [21] Towering columns of smoke have been rising from the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle mountain range, about 800 km (500 miles) south of the capital, Santiago. [36] A column of gas, smoke and ash six miles high and three miles wide rose from the mountain. [47] Chilean authorities said the eruption formed a column of smoke that was about 3.1 miles wide and about 6.2 miles tall. [16] The volcano eruption also prompted Chilean authorities to close a heavily traveled border crossing into Argentina. [17] Authorities had put the area around the volcano on alert Saturday morning after a flurry of earthquakes, and the eruption began in the afternoon. [12] The government, which ordered the evacuation of 600 people immediately after the eruption, over the course of Saturday expanded that number to 3,500 people to be relocated to shelters in safe areas. [14] After the eruption began, Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said the area of evacuation was expanded to include approximately 3,500 people. [40]
The authorities have not received reports of any injuries so far but issued the maximum alert for the area as a precaution and ordered evacuation of at least 3,500 people from the area, the BBC said. [39]
Authorities issued a red alert, the maximum warning level, for the area, while a border crossing between Argentina and Chile was closed. [4] Chile's National Service of Geology & Mining said the eruptions had also produced large quantities of gas hours after the authorities warned of strong seismic activity in the area. [37] The National Service of Geology and Mining of Chile said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 km high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area. [4]
A column of gas six miles (10 kilometers) high and three miles (five kilometers) wide rose from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle complex, according to Chile's National Geology and Mining Service. [4] The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that caused the eruption, in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex, also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers high. [7]
The chain of Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanos ''' of which there are four ''' last saw a major eruption in 1960. [15] We slept right there, just snoozing on the lip of the volcano, only 2.5 miles away from the now spewing'' Puyehue-Cordon Caulle complex. DCP, Lucas Debari and Xavier De Le Rue, Shin Campos, Joe Carlino, Scott Serfas and myself went on a grueling splitboard mission to ride the epic lines that run right into the heart of this crater. It was a damn fine trip, but it looks like we were about eight months to early for the real party. [41] An explosion in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic complex sent plumes of smoke more than six miles into the air, the state emergency office said. [46]
Apparently ash is raining down in the popular resort town of San Carlos De Bariloche. It's hard to imagine the lush, green Patagonian mountains being blanketed in volcanic dust right now. [41] A regional airport in the Argentine city of Bariloche has been closed due to the volcanic ash, and an important road crossing between the two countries has also been shut. [35]
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano that towers over Mexico City also began shooting a blast of ash on Friday, Mexico's national disaster prevention agency said. [9] The ash plume from the volcano was quite spectacular, soaring over the clouds and rapidly spreading eastward over Argentina to reach the Atlantic. [33] Ash clouds fanned by easterly winds blew over the Andes, flooring several cities in neighboring Argentina. [17] The ash cloud blew over the Andes and carpeted a popular ski resort in neighboring Argentina. [16]
Hinzpeter said ash from the eruption could spread quickly with the wind and warned it had already reached parts of neighboring Argentina. [46] Prevailing Pacific winds blow from west to east meaning that Argentina bears the brunt of any ash cloud phenomena. [32] The ash cloud is being blown towards neighbouring Argentina and the border crossing between the two countries has been closed. [19]
As with most volcanic eruptions, the cloud of ash that shot in the air led to more problems than anything else. [44] ITS a phenomenon more commonly associated with thunderstorms but, as Chiles Puyehue has shown, spectacular bolts of lightning can add to the drama of a volcanic eruption. [42] The government, for the time being, will not interfere in that individual decision," said the regional governor in Chile, Juan Andres Varas. The eruption forced the nearby Argentine resort town of Bariloche, population 50,000, to declare a state of emergency on Saturday and close down its airport. [26] The volcano, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday. [4] Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after a volcano which has been dormant for decades erupted in south-central Chile. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. [19] Thousands of people in Chile have spent another night away from home as volcanoes in the south of the country continue to erupt. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. [20]
Of some 2,000 volcanoes in Chile, about 500 are active.'' Other Chilean volcanos, Llaima and Chaiten, have erupted in recent years. [5] Chile's Llaima volcano is one of South America's most active, and erupted in 2008 and 2009. [1]
The governor of Chile's Los Rios region said fire could be seen in the volcano's crater and smoke was billowing into the sky. [15] The volcano, located in the Andes 2,240 meters (7,350 feet) above the sea level, appeared to have largely gone quiet on Sunday, though Chile's Office of National Emergencies (ONEMI) said it was experiencing a "moderate" level of erupting. [26] A column of gas six miles (10 kilometers) high and three miles (five kilometers) wide rose from the mountain, according to Chile's National Geology and Mining Service. [23] A border crossing between Argentina and Chile was closed. Yeimi Obando, a professor who was evacuated, told National Television of Chile that people "are very worried" about the effect of the ashes on their cattle and other animals. [8]
Chile's government said it 3,500 people from the surrounding area were being taken away from the area as a precaution. [19] Chile's government had initially ordered the evacuation of 600 people, but later expanded the order to 3,500 people. [9]
The National Office of Emergency of the Interior Ministry (ONEMI) initially ordered the evacuation of around 700 people after a rapid increase of activity at the volcano. [40] thousands of people have been evacuated from the areas around the volcano. [33] The agency urged people to stay at least 7 miles (12 kilometers) from the risky area, which lies about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Mexico's capital. [9] Local authorities have declared a "red alert" across the city, closed the airport and asked people to stay at home. [21] In Argentina, authorities shut down the Bariloche International Airport and warned residents to stay home. [16]
Residents in the surrounding region, including cities and towns across the border in Argentina, reported ash falling. [40] Argentine officials in La Angostura announced late Saturday that the Andean town of 16,000 people was on "red alert" and residents were urged to ration water use. [14] Smoke and ash into the sky and prompting officials to evacuate about 600 people living nearby. [15] The explosion that sparked the eruption produced a column of gas 10 kilometres high and sent smoke billowing into the sky, according to the National Service of Geology and Mining.'' [24]
The eruption coincided with the visit of a delegation of three scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey to Santiago between May 30 and June 3 to share experiences and participate in an evaluation of technical issues with specialists from the University of Chile and ONEMI. [[ Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 2011. [36] "The situation is very complicated," said Santiago Rozas, mayor of Lago Ranco, a town about 40 miles north of the eruption. [20]
Since, more eruptions that generated lightning have been observed and the mechanism is better understood. Dr Tupper said Puyehue's ash plume would have blown into the south Atlantic by this morning. [42] You can get a sense of the energy of the eruption by looking at the video and then watching the animated GIF of the ash plume starting and spreading over southern South America over the course of the weekend (along with it, ). [33]
Ash from that eruption drifted east as far as the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. [26]
The thick cover of ash meant it was not immediately clear which of the Puyehye-Codron Caulle chain's four volcanoes had erupted. [1] At the time it is unclear which of the four volcanoes erupted due to the poor visibility in the area. Scientists say this chain has not erupted since 1960. [48]
The last time the Puyehue-Cord''n Caulle vents erupted was on May 24, 1960, 38 hours after a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile. [40] A volcano in the Caulle Cordon, in the southern Region de los Rios, erupted yesterday, according to information on the website of the government'''s emergency response agency Onemi. [28]
Drizzling rain on the volcano helped ease the effects of the airborne ash, while the mountain appeared to be quiet a day after rumbling to life, news agency AFP reported. [10] A light drizzle rained down on the volcano Sunday, helping to mitigate the effects of the airborne ash somewhat, while the mountain appeared to go quiet one day after having rumbled to life. [14]
The city is covered in gray ash." Nearby localities were also affected, said Hidalgo, whose city of 50,000 people welcomes thousands of foreign tourists each year to its lakes and mountain scenery. [6] The city's airport, which was closed during the emergency, remained closed on Sunday. The town, as well as others in the vicinity affected by the ash, welcomes thousands of foreign tourists each year to its lakes and mountain scenery, as well as ski slopes in the winter months. [14]
A shift in wind direction Sunday began dropping more ash on Chile's side of the border. [10] Immediately following the quake, the Puyehue-Cord''n Caulle-a massive seam in the earth's crust dotted with four huge volcanoes-began shaking and spewing ash over two miles high, for three months. Fast-forward 50 years and this Puyehue stratovolcano is our destination. Its massive, mile wide crater sits on the western side of the Andes and gets hammered by snow. Inside, it's steep and packed with lines. [41]
The volcano eruption has prompted the Chilean government to evacuate about 3,500 residents. [21] Authorities put the area around the volcano on alert after a flurry of earthquakes. [15] Flagship airline Aerolineas Argentinas announced it had canceled six flights on Saturday because of the volcano, the company said. [14] Once down south, the juice dribbling down from homemade empanadas, our lush surroundings and the clouds that haloed the volcano's summit kept our minds distracted from seismological worry. [41]
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