A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011.Claudio Santana—AFP/Getty Images
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After laying dormant for nearly half a century, the Puyehue volcano in southern Chile erupted on Saturday, shooting a column of ash and gas six miles into the sky and prompting the evacuation of more than 3,500 residents. There were no reports of injuries following the eruption, although a border crossing between Argentina and Chile was shut down. Residents over 60 miles away were encouraged to wear protective masks as volcanic ash coated towns in Chile and Argentina. Here’s some of the best images photographers captured in the past 24 hours.
A boat moored in Puerto Arauco, at the Nahuel Huapi Lake and the landscape around are seen covered with sand and volcanic from the Chilean Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Villa La Angostura, southern Argentina, Friday, June 17, 2011. Federico Grosso—APThe pier of Puerto Arauco at Nahuel Huapi Lake is seen covered by sand and volcanic ash from the Chilean Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Villa La Angostura, southern Argentina, Friday, June 17, 2011. The volcano started erupting on June 4 after remaining dormant for decades.Federico Grosso—APHouses and trees are covered by volcanic ash on the bank of Nahuel Huapi Lake in Villa La Angostura in southern Argentina, Sunday June 19, 2011. The Chilean government says the volcano in southern Chile that began erupting about two weeks ago is becoming less active. That will allow 4,000 people who were evacuated near the volcano to return home.Federico Grosso—APA satellite image of the ash plume from the eruption of a volcano in Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, June 13, 2011.NASA/ReutersAsh cloud from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano, June 12, 2011. Patricio Rodriguea—ReutersThe ash cloud from the Chilean volcano has drifted across the Pacific, giving New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, above, a warm glow, June 12, 2011.David Frampton—APVolcanic ash from the Puyehue volcano floats on a patch of water in the Gol-Gol River, June 7, 2011.Alvaro Vidal—APA cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. Claudio Santana—AFP/Getty ImagesIn this time-lapse photo, ash billows from Puyehue volcano as lightning strikes in southern Chile on June 5, 2011.Victor Rojas—XinhuaLightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near southern Osorno city June 5, 2011. Ivan Alvarado—ReutersA helicopter flies over smoke and ash rising from the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near Osorno city in south-central Chile June 5, 2011.Ivan Alvarado—ReutersLightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near the southern city of Osorno on June 5, 2011. Ivan Alvarado—ReutersToys covered with ash — from a volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain — over 100 miles away in the Argentine resort city of San Carlos de Bariloche June 5, 2011.Chiwi Giambirtone—Reuters A tourist watches the cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano at a town in southern Chile, June 5, 2011.Victor Rojas—XinhuaAsh billowing from Puyehue volcano as lightning strikes in southern Chile on June 5, 2011.Victor Rojas—XinhuaA view of the 9th hole green covered in ash at the Llao Llao hotel golf course in Bariloche, Argentina.Francisco Ramos Mejia—AFP/Getty ImagesAsh billowing from Puyehue volcano as lightening strikes in southern Chile on June 5, 2011.
Ian Salas—EPAA car is completely covered in volcanic ash in San Carlos de Bariloche, southern Argentina, June 5, 2011.Alfredo Leiva—APSmoke billowing into the sky after the eruption of the Puyehue volcano, June 05, 2011.Ian Salas—EPAThe cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano in southern Chile on June 5, 2011.Victor Rojas—XinhuaA cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno, Chile, on June 5, 2011.
