Calbuco volcano – evacuations and air-traffic disruption follow eruption
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 07:00
in Earth & Climate
The Calbuco volcano, a 2,000 metre peak in southern Chile, sent a column of ash about 15km skywards twice on the night of April 22 and early the following morning. As the risk of deadly flows of ash and hot air was immediate, a 20km radius evacuation zone was declared.