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3,500 evacuate as volcano erupts in southern Chile

A volcano 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 and forcing cancellation of flights. Ash and gas continued to billow from the earth on Sunday

 

There were no reports of injuries from Saturday's eruption. A column of gas six miles (10 kilometers) high and three miles (five kilometers) wide rose from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle complex, according to Chile's National Geology and Mining Service. (AP)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.05.11, 18:51