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Business News/ Photos / Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupts violently after 54 years

Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupts violently after 54 years

Southern Chile has been put on alert as the Volcano Calbuco erupted for the first time in more than five decades on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ash and smoke billowing several kilometres into the sky.

Smoke and ash rise from the Calbuco volcano, seen from Puerto Varas city, south of Santiago on Wednesday. The first eruption on Wednesday spewed a giant mushroom cloud of ash 10 kilometers into the sky. Reuters

1/8Smoke and ash rise from the Calbuco volcano, seen from Puerto Varas city, south of Santiago on Wednesday. The first eruption on Wednesday spewed a giant mushroom cloud of ash 10 kilometers into the sky. Reuters

It turned hues of pink and yellow as the sun set over the area. The volcano, which last had a major eruption in 1961, has blown a spectacular plume of ash and smoke nearly 20 kilometers into the sky near Puerto Varas. Reuters

2/8It turned hues of pink and yellow as the sun set over the area. The volcano, which last had a major eruption in 1961, has blown a spectacular plume of ash and smoke nearly 20 kilometers into the sky near Puerto Varas. Reuters

Second eruption took place early on Thursday before sunrise.The volcano may not be done quite yet, experts and officials warned, after it put on a spectacular show of volcanic lightning and exploding lava. AFP

3/8Second eruption took place early on Thursday before sunrise.The volcano may not be done quite yet, experts and officials warned, after it put on a spectacular show of volcanic lightning and exploding lava. AFP

The entrance of a house is covered with ash from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Puerto Varas. AP

4/8The entrance of a house is covered with ash from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Puerto Varas. AP

Residents of Ensenada leave the town, as it gets covered with ash from Calbuco. The eruption has also forced the cancellation of flights from nearby towns in both Chile and Argentina. Reuters

5/8Residents of Ensenada leave the town, as it gets covered with ash from Calbuco. The eruption has also forced the cancellation of flights from nearby towns in both Chile and Argentina. Reuters

A car is covered in ash after the Calbuco volcano erupted in Ensenada, Chile, on Thursday. Volcanic ash blanketed the area — nearly a meter (three feet) high in some spots. AP

6/8A car is covered in ash after the Calbuco volcano erupted in Ensenada, Chile, on Thursday. Volcanic ash blanketed the area — nearly a meter (three feet) high in some spots. AP

A man talks on a mobile phone in front of a restaurant that was crushed by the weight of volcanic ash deposited on its roof, in Puerto Varas. AP

7/8A man talks on a mobile phone in front of a restaurant that was crushed by the weight of volcanic ash deposited on its roof, in Puerto Varas. AP

Residents walk with masks on as ash falls from Calbuco in San Marin de Los Andes. The street is covered with the deposited ash. Reuters

8/8Residents walk with masks on as ash falls from Calbuco in San Marin de Los Andes. The street is covered with the deposited ash. Reuters

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