Volcano in Chile!

Some of you have asked about the volcano that erupted near Osorno, Chile, so we "borrowed" these pictures and the following information from President and Sister Lovell's Blog. They preside over the Chile, Osorno Mission.

"Puyehue Volcano Erupts . . . SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011

Some of you will have heard that the Puyehue Volcano, which is near Osorno began erupting on Sunday June 5, 2011. There has not been an eruption at this volcano since 1960 in conjunction with the large earthquake centered near Valdivia. We felt several tremors yesterday, but I don´t know if they were caused by the volcano or the volcano caused the tremors. As you can see from the photos, the volcano continues to send ash and smoke some 6 miles up into the atmosphere. Fortunately, we don´t have missionaries too close as the volcano is about an hour East of Osorno near the border with Argentina. Winds generally blow west to east, so most of the ash is falling in Argentina. Sorry, Bariloche.

After a stake conference here in Osorno, Susie and I drove east towards the volcano to take some pictures. The best photos are from distance because as you get closer the air is full of ash and you

can´t see clearly. Air quality will be something we will be watching very closely for our missionaries.

You get a sense from the close-up of the power of this plume. We are blessed that it is isolated and for now doesn´t look threatening to our missionaries and members. Our missionaries are all equiped with an emergency pack and we will stay alert.

Posted by Ken and Susie Lovell "