Volcano erupts in southern Chile, belching ash, smoke into sky
Updated: 2015-04-23 07:30
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Smoke and ash rise from the Calbuco volcano, seen from Puerto Varas city, south of Santiago, April 22, 2015. Volcano Calbuco 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. [Photo/Agencies] |
About 1,500 people were being moved out of the area and an evacuation radius of 20 kilometers has been established, authorities said.