Ghost town: Most people have abandoned
the La Ensenada locality in Puerto Varas (pictured) which has been
caked in ash despite being over 18 miles away from the massive eruption
at
Calbuco volcano
Scared: A 30-year-old from Puerto
Varas (pictured) said she saw 'the column of smoke rising up' from the
volcano when she looked out of her window'
Aftermath: The two violent explosions
shot billions of cubic metres of ash into the atmosphere, caking nearby
localities like La Ensenada in mounds of abrasive soot
Colossal: Two massive explosions from
Calbuco volcano in southern Chile have shot up to ten billion cubic
metres of ash over six miles into the atmosphere (pictured)
Dangerous: Many people in Puerto Varas (pictured) have become worried about the damage the ash will cause to their health
Stuck: As tractors try to clear the
mounds of ash that have blocked the roads, one local said: 'We woke up
today with a blanket of fog and it hasn't cleared... We have a layer of
smoke above us'
Contaminated: Ash from the second
blast seriously impared the visibility of drivers fleeing the city of La
Ensenada (pictured) near the volcano
Isolated: A masked and hooded woman stands alone among the ash falling in the San Marin de Los Andes area near Calbuco
Evacuation:
Thousands have fled their homes after Calbuco erupted unexpectedly on
Wednesday and was still pouring ash into the sky on Thursday
Explosion: A second eruption from the
Calbuco volcano in Chile (pictured) has forced over 4,000 people to
abandoned their homes and covered nearby communities in ash
Dramatic: 4,000 people were evacuated
from cities around Calbuco following a second spectacular and
frightening eruption today (pictured)
Eruption: Residents of Puerto Montt
had a clear view of the first terrifying explosion yesterday (pictured)
which threw ash and smoke a staggering six miles into the air
Spectacle: The dense ash cloud from Calbuco today created an incredible display of lightning and lava against the night sky
