Puyehue volcano south of Santiago and part of the Puyehue - Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex releasing huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky. | Photo Credit: Chilean Air ForceMore than 3,500 people were evacuated and flights were canceled as the Puyehue volcano sent a cloud of ash that reached the city of Bariloche, in Argentina, where the local airport was closed.
Volcanic lightning strikes over the Puyehue volcano, on June 5, 2011 | Photo Credits: Reuters, Ivan Alvarado
The National Emergencies' Office had issued alert in nearby zones around the volcano after a flurry of earthquakes earlier on Saturday - at one point, the number of temblors reached an average of 230 per hour with the largest occurring at 8:36 a.m. (local time) on June 4th with a magnitude 4.4.
A cloud of ash from Puyehue volcano rises into the sky above Osorno in southern Chile, on June 5, 2011. | Photo Credits: Claudio Santana, Getty Images /AFP
Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service also reported a column of gas 10 kilometers high and five kilometers wide rose from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle complex, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.
The last eruption of Puyehue volcano said to have occurred in 1960 following a massive 9.5 earthquake.
Meanwhile here's a collection of videos of the Puyehue volcano eruption:
Volcanic lightning strikes over the Puyehue volcano, on June 5, 2011 | Photo Credits: Reuters, Ivan AlvaradoThe National Emergencies' Office had issued alert in nearby zones around the volcano after a flurry of earthquakes earlier on Saturday - at one point, the number of temblors reached an average of 230 per hour with the largest occurring at 8:36 a.m. (local time) on June 4th with a magnitude 4.4.
A cloud of ash from Puyehue volcano rises into the sky above Osorno in southern Chile, on June 5, 2011. | Photo Credits: Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service also reported a column of gas 10 kilometers high and five kilometers wide rose from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle complex, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.
The last eruption of Puyehue volcano said to have occurred in 1960 following a massive 9.5 earthquake.
Meanwhile here's a collection of videos of the Puyehue volcano eruption:
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