- 23 dub 2015, 07:48
#122000
Povolávací rozkaz z ředitelství virtuálních vzdušných sil:
According to the BBC News, the following has occurred:
The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in more than four decades, sending a plume of smoke and ash several kilometres high.Emergency services declared a red alert and about 1,500 people were evacuated from a 20km (12 mile) radius as a precaution, authorities said.The nearby city of Puerto Montt has already been blanketed in a cloud of ash. Mayor Gervoy Paredes said residents were "very, very frightened".
Neighbouring Argentina also put emergency measures in place for the city of Bariloche - about 100km from Calbuco - where ash clouds were expected.Residents there have been warned to stay indoors. Authorities said no hot rocks or lava had been seen so far, only ash. However, experts warned that local rivers could be flooded by melting snow and ice.Alejandro Verges, a local emergency director, told the Associated Press that the eruption came as a surprise. Calbuco last erupted in 1972.
Here is a link: Impresionante timelapse de la erupción del volcán Calbuco
Our Virtual Chilean Air Force has requested aid to be delivered to El Tepuan International Airport (SCTE) and Santiago International Airport (SCEL). Requested supplies are water and food and to have helicopters fly search and rescue missions. Please dispatch supplies as soon as possible and lets help our neighboring friends.
Chilean Air Force Point of Contact: David Cancino, dcancino302@gmail.com.
Barry Jeter
VATSIM Director Special Operations
"To Honor with Dignity"
According to the BBC News, the following has occurred:
The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in more than four decades, sending a plume of smoke and ash several kilometres high.Emergency services declared a red alert and about 1,500 people were evacuated from a 20km (12 mile) radius as a precaution, authorities said.The nearby city of Puerto Montt has already been blanketed in a cloud of ash. Mayor Gervoy Paredes said residents were "very, very frightened".
Neighbouring Argentina also put emergency measures in place for the city of Bariloche - about 100km from Calbuco - where ash clouds were expected.Residents there have been warned to stay indoors. Authorities said no hot rocks or lava had been seen so far, only ash. However, experts warned that local rivers could be flooded by melting snow and ice.Alejandro Verges, a local emergency director, told the Associated Press that the eruption came as a surprise. Calbuco last erupted in 1972.
Here is a link: Impresionante timelapse de la erupción del volcán Calbuco
Our Virtual Chilean Air Force has requested aid to be delivered to El Tepuan International Airport (SCTE) and Santiago International Airport (SCEL). Requested supplies are water and food and to have helicopters fly search and rescue missions. Please dispatch supplies as soon as possible and lets help our neighboring friends.
Chilean Air Force Point of Contact: David Cancino, dcancino302@gmail.com.
Barry Jeter
VATSIM Director Special Operations
"To Honor with Dignity"
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