Calbuco volcano erupts in Chile

Santiago: The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time after a long duration of four decades. There were overcharges of smoke and ash up to several kilometers height. Emergency services were declared a red alert by evacuating about 1,500 people living in the circumference having a radius of 20 km (12 mile) from the volcano. Puerto Montt, one of the nearby cities is reported to have been covered in the cloud of smoke and ash. City Mayor Gervoy Paredes said that the residen...