Over 4,000 residents in the south of Chile have been evacuated after the Calbuco volcano erupted for the second time in 24 hours after 42 years of lying dormant.
Spectacular scenes were photographed as both geologists and local authorities were taken by surprise by the eruption, which caused residents in towns surrounding the site to be evacuated to a 10km distance.
Chile's #Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in decades @SegHumana @NatGeo @EFEverde @naturaambiental pic.twitter.com/DFnZ80yCFE
— Worldwide Actions (@AlwaysActions) April 23, 2015
Red Alert! Chile’s #Calbuco volcano erupts for first time in 42yrs (VIDEO, PHOTOS) https://t.co/y4CdCPaPc6 pic.twitter.com/rFnmcwDbwD
— RT (@RT_com) April 23, 2015
Calbuco is one of the countries most active volcanoes, with the last eruption taking place in 1972. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the area.
