Chaitén Volcano

Chaitén volcano in southern Chile erupted on May 2, 2008 for the first time in over 9000 years. The volcano is located 10 km NE of the town of Chaiten on the Gulf of Corcovado. The national emergency office and residents initially identified the source of the ash as Michimahuida volcano, which has erupted more recently, but later identified the source as Chaiten. There has been continuous emission of ash. The government evacuated as many as 1,500 people from nearby villages and the town of Chaiten when the volcano erupted ash, and more than 60 earthquakes were recorded. Officials distributed fresh water and more than 10,000 protective masks. Trucks with drinking water were being sent to the area after ash affected water supplies. School classes were suspended in some areas. Winds also carried ash over the Andes to Argentina, where school was suspended in the popular Patagonian tourist towns of Esquel and Trevelin. Authorities declared a state of alert on major highways as falling ash reduced visibility, and hospitals reported an patients complaining of eye irritation

More Details Here:
http://www.volcanolive.com/volcanolive.html

More Pictures and Video Here:
http://megagalerias.terra.cl/galerias/index.cfm?id_galeria=30734
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p74Za5maiYE

It is one of the worst volcano erruption listed for the year 2008...

One of the best volcanic eruption pictures that I ever saw...

Hindi ko akalain na pwede pala magsabay ang volcano eruption and lightning thunders... :D