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This is like something from another planet. nature is amazing, and dangerous.

Source: http://rt.com/news/252265-calbuco-volcano-chile-eruption/

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Breaking news! Chile on red alert as Calbuco volcano erupts

 

An electrical storm mixed with the raging spurts of lava overnight to create what looked like the jaws of hell opening to swallow the surrounding landscape.

AFP Photo / David Cortes

In scenes reminiscent of the movie Independence Day, white mushroom disks adorned the daytime skies, slowly claiming the city of Puerto Varas for their own.

 

Reuters / Carlos Gutierrez

Even rarer and arguably more precious-looking views opened up against the setting sun, as the white disks collided with its glow.

 

Reuters / Sergio Candia

For a few hours it looked as though Puerto Varas was entirely submerged beneath a menacing blanket of fire.

 

Reuters / Rafael Arenas

Breathtaking photography revealed the nighttime sky with its billions of stars, struggling against a mess of dark ash and debris.

 

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