4000 peoples evacuated as volcano erupts in Cheli

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Cheli: 4000 peoples have been evacuated from Calbuco as volcano erupted in Cheli. Thick fog covered a large area around the volcano.

The volcano erupted after more than 42 years. The volcanic ash dropped visibility down to 600 meters.

Authorities issued a red alert and evacuated more than 4,000 people from 20 kilometer radius.

Cheli Interior Ministry claimed in a statement that no one was injured or died in the incident. Officials said that planes schedules were affected by the incident and it was the first volcano eruption incident during last four decade in Cheli.