Chile Volcano

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  Lascar Volcano In Chile's Andes Stirs, Shoots Smoke, Ash 6 Kms Upwards

  A volcano in the Andes in Chile's north rumbled to life early Saturday, triggering minor earth tremors and sending a plume of smoke and ash 6,000 meters (nearly 20,000 feet) into a clear sky.

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  Chile On Alert As Active Villarrica Volcano Rumbles, Spits Fire

  Chile's snow-capped Villarrica volcano has been shaken by earthquakes and is belching fire, placing authorities on alert for a possible eruption in a picturesque area beloved by tourists.

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  Chile's Calbuco Volcano Erupts Again

  The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted again Thursday, releasing a large column of smoke just over a week after it spectacularly roared to life following half a century of inactivity.

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  Chile Volcano Eruption Costs Region $600 Million: Official

  Last week's spectacular twin eruptions of the Calbuco volcano will cost southern Chile's Los Lagos region, a tourism and agriculture hub, up to $600 million, a local business leader said Monday.

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  Flights Cancelled as Ash Cloud Pours From Chile Volcano

  An ash cloud from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile that erupted unexpectedly on Wednesday was blowing into Chile and Argentina on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of flights from nearby cities in both countries and blanketing residents in ash.

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  Volcano in Chile Erupts a Second Time: Official

  Volcano in Chile that had been inactive for 50-plus years suddenly erupted twice in the space of hours with tremendous force, blasting huge clouds of ash into the air and forcing the evacuation of some 5,000 people.

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  3,000 People Evacuated After Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile

  A volcano in southern Chile began erupting early today forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people in nearby villages, the government said.

• Chile begins evacuation near volcano

  Chile on Tuesday began the evacuation of some 2,200 people living near the Copahue volcano close to the border with Argentina despite a decrease in seismic activity.

• Chile issues red alert over Copahue volcano

  Chilean authorities ordered on Monday a mandatory evacuation encompassing 25 kilometers around the active Copahue volcano, which straddles the border with neighboring Argentina.

• Chile volcano ash circles globe, returns home

  The ash cloud from a Chilean volcano that has been erupting for nearly two weeks has circled the globe and come home again.The returning cloud - which has disrupted flights in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Australia and New Zealand on its around-the-world trip - forced Chilean officials to cancel domestic flights for the first time since the Cordon C...

• Ash from Chilean volcano grounds flights

  Steaming rivers filled with hot ash, rocks, and rain threatened to overflow their banks in southern Chile on Friday and ash clouds from a volcano that began erupting nearly a week ago kept some airports closed across much of the southern part of the continent.In towns bordering the Cordon Caulle volcano, authorities warned that rivers were about to...

• 3,500 evacuate as volcano erupts in southern Chile

  One of the volcanoes in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile has erupted violently, billowing smoke and ash high into the sky and prompting more than 3,500 people living nearby to evacuate.There were no reports of injuries from Saturday's eruption.Authorities initially said the Puyehue volcano was involved, but later said the eruption was occurring ...