Significant ash fall – Up to 60 cm (2 feet) in nearby downwind areas. Alert status remains at maximum (red).
“During the most intense phase, an impressive lava fountain could be seen jetting from the vent and the eruption column rose to more than 15 km altitude,” says volcanodiscover.com. “Ballistic incandescent bombs were ejected to distances of up to 5 km.”
“More than 4100 people were evacuated after the first eruption yesterday evening.”
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/calbuco/news/22april2015/major-eruption.html
Thanks to H.B. Schmidt for this link
“Some sources say the subplinian eruption was up to 40,000 ft high, while others stated it was 12-20 km high (40,000 – 65,600 ft),” says H.B. “Virtually no warning of an impending eruption – just a mere two hours of intense seismic activity before it blew its top.”
See also:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/04/red-alert-in-chile-as-calbuco-volcano-erupts-video/
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