Video shows aerial footage of Chile's Calbuco volcano as it continues to send millions of tonnes of gas into the air
The volcano has sent an estimated 210 million cubic metres of ash into the air so far
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Your support makes all the difference.Footage has emerged showing an aerial view of Chile’s Calbuco volcano as it continues to spew out millions of tonnes of volcanic ash into the air above the south of the country.
The video captured by Al Jazeera journalists is the closest anyone has got to the massive volcano since it erupted twice last week.
Since then, the volcano has continued to spread an estimated 210 million cubic metres of ash across the area, engulfing a number of nearby towns.
The town of Ensenada has been one of the worst affected, with residents attempting to save their homes and livestock after a layer of thick ash covered the town.
It is believed that the cloud is now travelling west towards neighbouring Argentina.
Soldiers from the Chilean army have been called in to try and assist with the clean-up, while the Chilean government has promised aid to cover the financial losses incurred by local farmers.
Experts in Chile have not ruled out the volcano erupting again, saying that “seismic signals” indicated “further movement of fluids within the volcano”.
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