Pada 21 November 2008, gunung berapi tersebut meletus pada pukul 0245 GMT menurut [[Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining]](Institut Geologi dan Perlombongan Colombia).<ref name="Nevado del Huila Volcano Erupts in Colombia">{{cite news|url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=321142&CategoryId=12393|title=Nevado del Huila Volcano Erupts in Colombia|date=November 23,2008|publisher=Latin America Herald Tribune|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref> ''[[BBC|BBC news]]'' melaporkan bahawa beberapa orang masih hilang dan bantuan kecemasan tidak dapat dihulurkan ke kawasan-kawasan terpencil. Pada November 23, 2008, pihak berkuasa Colombia melaporkan 10 kematian, dengan 12,000 penduduk berhampiran telah dipindahkan. <ref> {{cite web |title=Colombia volcano claims 10 lives |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-11-23 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7744324.stm |accessdate=2008-11-23}} </ref> TheLetusan eruptiontersebut hadmengakibatkan triggeredruntuhan ansalji avalanchedan ofserpihan-serpihan earthbatu andyang debrismerosakkan that damaged housesrumah, bridgesjambatan and cropsdan onhasil plantationstanaman.<ref name="Homes, crops damaged by Colombian volcano eruption">{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4769601a12.html|title=Homes, crops damaged by Colombian volcano eruption|date=22 November 2008|publisher=Fairfax New Zealand|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref> ThreeTiga smallpekan townskecil ofiaitu [[Paicol]], [[La Plata]] anddan [[Belalcázar]] alongmerupakan theantara [[Paezkawasan River]]yayng wereterlibat affecteddalam bykejadian this eruptionini.<ref name="Volcano erupts in southern Colombia">{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/AP/story/781485.html|title=Volcano erupts in southern Colombia|date=11.21.08|publisher=Miami Herald|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
[[President ofPresiden Colombia]] [[Alvaro Uribe]] flewbergegas overke thetempat affectedkejadian areaselepas aftergunung theberapi volcanoitu eruptedmeletus. ExtensiveKewujudan instrumentationsistem ofkebangsaan theyang volcanosedia putada in place by the existing national system fordalam preventionmenangani anddan caremenghadapi ofmalapetaka disasters<ref>Dirección Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres http://www.sigpad.gov.co/noticias_detalle.aspx?idn=267</ref>,whichseperti includeslatihan trainingkepada ofpenduduk localtempatan inhabitantsdi inkawasan high-riskyang regionsberisiko andtinggi deploymentdan ofjuga alarmspemasangan insistem nearbypenggera towns,di reportedlypekan-pekan preventedberdekatan largedilaporkan scaleberjaya deathsmengurangkan jumlah kematian.<ref name="Nevado del Huila Volcano Erupts in Colombia" /> PresidentPresiden Alvaro Uribe ordered themengarahkan [[AirTentera Force ofUdara Colombia]] tosupaya create anmewujudkan "airjambatan bridgeudara" tobagi providemenyalurkan suppliesbantuan forke cutkawasan-kawasan offyang townsterjejas alongdi thesepanjang [[Rio Paez]].<ref name="Colombian volcano sets off landslides">{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gSJRAVYEnnhjfbof2nrW7492C53AD94JE8280|title=Colombian volcano sets off landslides|date=November 22 2008|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
