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Volcano erupts in Chile near Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt

Volcano erupts in Chile near Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt

Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 07:45 AM
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Volcano erupts in Chile near Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ce=CSAMedition

No reported deaths and only ash so far. Also learned on the same link that Villarica, near Pucon, erupted recently.

I visited all three towns in 2012 and hope that these are one off events and everyone stays safe.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 07:52 AM
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Certainly scary, and hopefully there isn't much damage, but amazing photos:
http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/...eId=USRTX19YM3
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 08:32 AM
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The airport at Puerto Montt is closed, as is the airport in Bariloche. If you have a flight pending, contact the airline for rescheduling. The land border at Cardenal Samoré is also closed.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 08:38 AM
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Spectacular pictures. I too was there one year ago.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 10:11 AM
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A "before" photo when we were in Puerto Varas

http://lizandrichardsa.typepad.com/p.../100_0687a.jpg
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 10:41 AM
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Elizabeth_S, that appears to be a photo of the Osorno volcano, not Calbuco.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 12:07 PM
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Huentetu - you're right - thank you. Will post the proper picture shortly.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 12:32 PM
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Wow, those pictures are a-mazing! I see the ash is reaching Bariloche in Argentina. There was still ash on the hiking trails there from a different volcano in 2012.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 01:20 PM
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Wow is right.
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Incredible photos. Good that there are no reported deaths but it looks like the lives of the people in the region are going severly affected for some time to come.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 03:50 PM
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More links. Apparently the ash may reach as far as Buenos Aires!

http://www.nytimes.com/video/multime...-eruption.html

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/...e-volcano.html
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http://www.bbc.com/weather/features/32439717

This is my favourite.
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 03:55 PM
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Sorry. I thought it was just the picture, not the blokes talking....
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Old Apr 23rd, 2015, 04:31 PM
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Cool set!
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Old Apr 24th, 2015, 05:11 AM
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Wow. I booked flights to Puerto Montt on Wednesday!
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In the BBC link they speak of 500 volcanoes with the possibility of eruption. In fact the list is of about 90, 45 of which are permanently monitored and stretch from the far north to the far south. Calbuco is #3 on the list, so not the surprise that Chaiten was. Despite monitoring, there were only minor indications of activity on Calbuco a couple of days before.
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Old Apr 24th, 2015, 05:49 AM
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@NoFlyZone - oh no!

Where are you flying from? I don't see a SA thread in your profile.
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Flights south from Santiago have been resuming today. Contact your airline and see what the status of your flight is.
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