View of the Lascar volcano during an eruptive pulse in Peine, Antofagasta region, Chile, taken on December 10, 2022. The National Emergency Office (Onemi) reported that the Lascar volcano remains on green alert and that the eruptive column reached approximately 6,000 meters above the crater level. (Photo by PEDRO TAPIA / AFP)

A local observer is watching the eruption from Lascar. A new and powerful eruption took place from the volcano today.
The El Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino (SEGEMAR) and the Observatorio Argentino de Vigilancia Volcánica (OAVV) observed at 12:36 PM local time larger vulcanian-type explosion. (image: @RedGeoChile/twitter)

The volcano sent “an eruptive column” comprising volcanic ash and hot gases 6,000 meters above its crater, the service said. Authorities alerted the nearest town, Talabre, 30 kilometers from the volcano, in case evacuations were required. But no property damage was reported, and the service maintained a green level, the lowest level of alert. AFP