The village of Chaiten, next to the volcano, was virtually emptied in a massive evacuation Winds carried the ash to other towns in the region and across the Andes to Argentina
The gigantic plume of smoke from the volcano dominates the skyline
Seen from space, Chaiten's ash plume streams across Argentina towards the Atlantic
The Chaiten volcano has triggered earth tremors and spewed ash two miles into the air
This astonishing picture shows the Chaiten volcano erupting during storms in the middle of the night