Residents evacuated from town as Chile volcano erupts

Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely-populated mountainous area.

Residents evacuated from town as Chile volcano erupts

Chile’s Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely-populated mountainous area.

Authorities ordered the evacuation of the 1,500 people in the nearby town of Ensenada, along with residents of two smaller communities.

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