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Massive volcanic cloud creeps over Argentina, Chile
CHAITEN, Chile -- A thick cloud of ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spread across a swathe of South America Wednesday, prompting fears of health crisis for the people caught in its wake.
Chile volcano spews lava, authorities order evacuation
PUERTO MONTT, Chile -- The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spewed lava and ash with increased intensity Tuesday, forcing authorities to issue a maximum alert and order the surrounding area evacuated, local television said.
Chilean volcano turns Chaiten into ghost town
SANTIAGO – A volcano in southern Chile erupting for the first time has buried the surrounding region under a blanket of ash and has turned Chaiten into a ghost town, with its 4,000 residents facing an uncertain future.
Volcano eruption on Chile border forces evacuations
SANTIAGO -- Some 1,500 people were evacuated late Friday as the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile erupted, hurling hot rocks and belching clouds of ash into the sky.
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LEGAZPI CITY -- Government volcanologists have warned tourists anew not to venture near Mayon volcano’s hardened lava trail, one of Legazpi City’s attractions, in Barangay Bonga and within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone.