Volcano erupts in Chile

A cloud of smoke and ash over Chaitén Photograph: La Tercera/AP

A plume of smoke and ash drifts east from the summit of the volcano across the Andes mountains to the Atlantic ocean Photograph: Nasa/Reuters

A street in Esquel is covered in dense ash Photograph: Newspaper Jornada/EPA

Ash from the volcano covers Futaleufú Photograph: Christian Brown/AP

An ash-covered forest in Futaleufú Photograph: Christian Brown/AP

Aerial view of the area affected by the eruption from Chaitén Photograph: Ian Salas/EPA

A playground is covered in ash Photograph: Brian Smart/Reuters

The last group of residents queue to board a ship during evacuation operations in the village of Chaitén Photograph: Christian Brown/AFP

People are evacuated from Chaitén, Futaleufú and Palena Photograph: Christian Brown/EPA

A man rides his bike along an Esquel street covered with ash Photograph: DyN/AP

Residents wear protective masks Photograph: Los Lagos Regional Government/EPA

Residents sit in a bus before being evacuated from Futaleufú Photograph: Christian Brown/AP