The volcano entered the eruptive stage over the past several hours.
A series of continuing pulses of abundant emissions of gas, water and some amounts of ash occurred yesterday afternoon. Ash emissions drifted east, where they deposited on the upper flank area. This might be an indicator of a new series of paroxysms (lava-fountaining episodes) in the coming days, which is nothing unusual on the volcano taking place in certain stages.
Source: Proyecto Observación Villarrica volcano activity update 14 July 2023
#Volcanvillarrica Serie de pulsos eruptivos se proyectaron hacia el este, depositando ceniza sobre el flanco superior. Intensa convección generó anillos de vórtice en el techo de las columnas de gases y ceniza. @SmithsonianGVP #POVI pic.twitter.com/4aTnGEN9R1
— P.O.V.I. (@povi_cl) July 13, 2023