South American Volcano Erupts On New Year's Day
by Michelle Duffy.
A holidaymaker shoots video of the Llaima volcano erupting Jan. 1 in Chile. While the eruption looked fairly daunting and shot smoke and ash into the air, no one was hurt and no property was damaged.
On New Year's Day,
the Llaima volcano in southern Chile erupted, as seen in the tourist's video footage. The volcano is situated in the Araucania region in southern part of the country, around 82 km from the city of Temuco.
The volcano shot a giant plume of smoke and hot ashes high into the air, covering much of the surrounding areas for miles with a thick layer of ash.
A large number of tourists who happened to be in the area at the time were sent fleeing as emergency officials moved in to evacuate the area around the volcano.
Thankfully, no one was killed and no property was damaged.
Just before the eruption could be visible to eyewitnesses on the ground, people said they heard what sounded like an explosion underground.
Speaking to local reporters afterwards was Carmen Fernandez, the director of the country's national emergency office.
"We've ordered the evacuation of more than 100 tourists that were in the Conguillio reserve, where a lot of ash has fallen."
It is the most active of the volcanoes in the country and stands at 3,125 metres high.
South American Volcano Erupts On New Year's Day
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