A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.  AFP PHOTO/CLAUDIO SANTANA

A 500 millas de Santiago de Chile ha entrado en erupción el volcán Puyehue obligando a la evacuación de miles de personas. La nube de cenizas ha llegado hasta Argentina y ha interferido en el transporte aéreo de la región.

Al margen de la tragedia, las imágenes que nos han llegado son realmente impactantes. Una gran columna de cenizas iluminada por los rayos eléctricos en la noche chilena. Una estampa que me recuerda al monte del destino de Mordor donde según la novela se forjó el famoso anillo único.

Ya mostré hace unos días imágenes aéreas de las inundaciones en los USA que daban como resultado un bonito cuadro abstracto. Estas belleza de estos paisajes de fuego, humo y electricidad me encandilan como hicieron esas fotografías de los campos de Mississipi.

Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near southern Osorno city June 5, 2011. The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina, and prompted the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said.   REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILEENVIRONMENT DISASTER – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)

Plume of ash, estimated six miles (10km) high and three mile wide is seen after a volcano erupted in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain, about 575 miles (920 km) south of the capital, Santiago.   REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near southern Osorno city June 5, 2011. The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina, and prompted the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)

Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near southern Osorno city June 5, 2011. The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina, and prompted the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Lightning flashes around the ash plume at above the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano chain near Entrelagos June 5, 2011. The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighbouring Argentina, and prompted the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said. Picture taken June 5. REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez (CHILE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

SCH27. RIÑINAHUE (CHILE), 05/06/2011.- Vista de hoy, domingo 5 de junio de 2011, de la erupción del complejo volcánico Puyehue – Cordón Caulle en Riñinahue (Chile), que entró ayer en erupción en el sur de Chile y obligó a ordenar la evacuación de unas 3.500 personas de los alrededores, mientras la columna de humo se eleva ya a diez kilómetros de altura y las cenizas han comenzado a llegar a Argentina. EFE/Ian Salas

Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain in the Patagonia region at sunrise June 5, 2011. The volcano dormant for decades erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina, and prompting the government to evacuate several thousand residents, Chilean authorities said. REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez (CHILE – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Lightning flashes around the ash plume at above the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano chain near Entrelagos June 5, 2011. The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina, and prompted the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said. Picture taken June 5. REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez (CHILE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

***RETRANSMISIÓN POR CALIDAD DE IMAGEN*** SCH29 – PUYEHUE (CHILE), 06/06/2011.- Erupción del complejo volcánico Puyehue – Cordón Caulle en Riñinahue (Chile), que entró el sabado en erupción en el sur de Chile y obligó a ordenar la evacuación de unas 3.500 personas de los alrededores, mientras la columna de humo se eleva ya a diez kilómetros de altura y las cenizas han comenzado a llegar a Argentina. EFE/Daniel Basualto

SCH16. RIÑINAHUE (CHILE), 05/06/2011.- Un helicóptero militar vuela hoy, domingo 5 de junio de 2011, frente la columna de humo provocada por una explosión en el complejo volcánico Puyehue – Cordón Caulle en Riñinahue (Chile). Las autoridades chilenas detectaron una disminución en la actividad sí­smica del lugar, del que emana una nube de humo y cenizas que hasta ahora se ha dirigido hacia Argentina y que en las próximas horas puede afectar con más fuerza a territorio chileno. EFE/Ian Salas

SCH22. RIÑINAHUE (CHILE), 05/06/2011.- Vista de hoy, domingo 5 de junio de 2011, de la erupción del complejo volcánico Puyehue – Cordón Caulle en Riñinahue (Chile), que entró ayer en erupción en el sur de Chile y obligó a ordenar la evacuación de unas 3.500 personas de los alrededores, mientras la columna de humo se eleva ya a diez kilómetros de altura y las cenizas han comenzado a llegar a Argentina. EFE/Ian Salas

SCH05. PUERTO MONTT (CHILE), 05/06/2011.- Vista de la erupción del complejo volcánico Puyehue – Cordón Caulle (Chile) durante la madrugada de hoy, domingo 5 de junio de 2011, el cual entró en erupción en el sur de Chile el pasado sábado y obligó a ordenar la evacuación de unas 3.500 personas de los alrededores. EFE/Francisco Negroni / AgenciaUno / SOLO USO EDITORIAL / NO ARCHIVAR / NO VENTAS / PROHIBIDO SU USO EN CHILE

SCH03. PUERTO MONTT (CHILE), 05/06/2011.- Vista desde Osorno (Chile) de la nube de cenizas del complejo volcánico Puyehue – Cordón Caulle (Chile) hoy, domingo 5 de junio de 2011, el cual entró en erupción en el sur del paí­s. La caí­da de cenizas del complejo volcánico cesó hoy en la ciudad argentina de Bariloche, que sin embargo se mantiene en el estado de emergencia ordenado el pasado sábado por sus autoridades. EFE/Ian Salas

SCH06. PUERTO MONTT (CHILE), 05/06/2011.- Vista de la erupción del complejo volcánico Puyehue – Cordón Caulle (Chile) durante la madrugada de hoy, domingo 5 de junio de 2011, el cual entró en erupción en el sur de Chile el pasado sábado y obligó a ordenar la evacuación de unas 3.500 personas de los alrededores. EFE/Francisco Negroni / AgenciaUno / SOLO USO EDITORIAL / NO ARCHIVAR / NO VENTAS / PROHIBIDO SU USO EN CHILE

Lightning is seen amid a cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.  AFP PHOTO/CLAUDIO SANTANA

Lightning is seen amid a cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.  AFP PHOTO/CLAUDIO SANTANA

Lightning bolts strike around the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain near southern Osorno city June 5, 2011. The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain, dormant for decades, erupted in south-central Chile on Saturday, belching ash over 6 miles (10 km) into the sky, as winds fanned it toward neighboring Argentina, and prompted the government to evacuate several thousand residents, authorities said.     REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado        (CHILE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Lightning is seen amid a cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.  AFP PHOTO/CLAUDIO SANTANA

A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5, 2011. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.  AFP PHOTO/CLAUDIO SANTANA