A dormant volcano in Chile has suddenly erupted, spewing a huge cloud of ash, and leading to the evacuations of thousands. It's the first major eruption of Volcano Calbuco since 1961, and its plume was visible from 100 miles away. More here.
Pictured above-- View of the road to San Carlos de Bariloche, province of Rio Negro, 1570 km southwest of Buenos Aires, with a menacing ashes cloud from the Calbuco volcano in neighboring Chile, on April 22, 2015.
Pictured above-- View of the road to San Carlos de Bariloche, province of Rio Negro, 1570 km southwest of Buenos Aires, with a menacing ashes cloud from the Calbuco volcano in neighboring Chile, on April 22, 2015.
View from Puerto Varas, southern Chile, of a high column of ash and lava spewing from the Calbuco volcano, on April 22, 2015.