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Chilean volcano could spew for months

ABOVE CHAITEN VOLCANO, Chile (Reuters) - Looking down over the ash cloud soaring from Chaiten volcano in southern Chile, the whole area is carpeted in white and experts say the eruption that began last week could last for months.

Chilean volcano could spew for months

ABOVE CHAITEN VOLCANO, Chile (Reuters) - Looking down over the ash cloud soaring from Chaiten volcano in southern Chile, the whole area is carpeted in white and experts say the eruption that began last week could last for months.

Chilean volcano could spew for months

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Experts believe Chile's Chaiten volcano could continue belching out vast clouds of ash for months but distraught people evacuated from nearby towns say they yearn to return as soon as possible.

Erupting Chilean volcano could spew ash for months

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Experts believe Chile's Chaiten volcano could continue belching out vast clouds of ash for months but distraught people evacuated from nearby towns say they yearn to return as soon as possible.

Volcano shuts Chilean town for three months

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's town of Chaiten, until recently home to 4,500 people, will be shut for three months until it is no longer endangered by a cloud of hot ash from an erupting volcano, the government said on Wednesday.

Chilean troops force volcano evacuations

A cloud of smoke and ashes produced by intensified eruption of the Chaiten volcano are seen over Chaiten Chile Wednesday May 7 2008. The Chaiten volcano poured out gas and ash for a sixth day on Wednesday as Chilean President Michelle Bachelet promis ...

Evacuation as Chile volcano spews lava

The Chilean government has ordered an evacuation of Llaima as lava spills from its volcano. The Chilean government has ordered an evacuation of Llaima as lava spills from its volcano.

Chilean troops force volcano evacuations

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Police and soldiers cleared the last remaining people from the shadow of a Chilean volcano on Thursday after a strong, overnight explosion spewed glowing-hot rocks from its crater.

Chile volcano shuts town for three months

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's town of Chaiten, until recently home to 4,500 people, will be shut for three months until it is no longer endangered by a cloud of hot ash from an erupting volcano, the government said on Wednesday.

Lightning Storm Generated by Chilean Volcano (Images)

It could be the scene from a movie: huge plumes of ash and gas rising during a ferocious volcanic eruption, sparking off a dazzling lightning storm; lightning bolts thundering to life inside and out of the hot cloud. However, this is the reality down on the ground for the people living near the Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile, who have been evacuated since the volcano erupted on Friday. Activity continues to increase, producing these terrifying, yet mesmerizing scenes…

Chilean volcano captured blasting ash

Chile’s Chaiten Volcano is shown spewing ash and smoke (centre left of image) into the air for hundreds of km over Argentina’s Patagonia Plateau in this Envisat image acquired on 5 May 2008.

Chilean Volcano Captured Blasting Ash

Chile’s Chaiten Volcano is shown spewing ash and smoke into the air for hundreds of kilometers over Argentina’s Patagonia Plateau in this Envisat image acquired on 5 May 2008.

Chilean volcano captured blasting ash

Chile’s Chaiten Volcano is shown spewing ash and smoke (centre left of image) into the air for hundreds of km over Argentina’s Patagonia Plateau in this Envisat image acquired on 5 May 2008.

Chilean volcano turns Chaiten into ghost town

SANTIAGO (AFP) - 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.

Chilean volcano turns Chaiten into ghost town

SANTIAGO (AFP) - 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.

Chilean volcano belches ash, forces evacuation

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A volcano in southern Chile spewed a vast cloud of ash before dawn on Friday, triggering earth tremors and prompting the evacuation of about 250 people, officials said.

Chilean volcano forces evacuation

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A volcano in southern Chile spewed a vast cloud of ash before dawn on Friday, triggering earth tremors and prompting the evacuation of about 250 people, officials said.

Chilean volcano belches ash, forces evacuation

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A volcano in southern Chile spewed a vast cloud of ash before dawn on Friday, triggering earth tremors and prompting the evacuation of about 250 people, officials said.

Chilean volcano worries experts

Santiago - Chile's Chaiten volcano groaned, rumbled and shuddered on Thursday, raising new concerns among authorities, as lightning bolts pierced the huge clouds of hot ash hovering ominously above its crater.

Chilean volcano belches ash, forces evacuation

SANTIAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - A volcano in southern Chile spewed a vast cloud of ash before dawn on Friday, triggering earth tremors and prompting the evacuation of about 250 people, officials said.

Ash-spewing Chilean volcano forces more evacuations

SANTIAGO (AFP) - A volcano that sprung to life three days ago with non-stop emissions of ash has led to the evacuation of a second town in southern Chile, after it emptied Chaiten of its 4,000 inhabitants, officials said Monday.

One dead as Chilean volcano spews ash for third day

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A volcano spewed ash over Patagonian towns in southern Chile on Sunday, two days after its first eruption in thousands of years forced authorities to evacuate some 4,000 residents.

New rumbling from Chilean volcano worries experts

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Chaiten volcano groaned, rumbled and shuddered on Thursday, raising new concerns among authorities, as lightning bolts pierced the huge clouds of hot ash hovering ominously above its crater.

Volcano in 1600 caused global disruption

Huaynaputina is a relatively inconspicuous volcano that was the source of one of the largest historical eruptions of the central Andes in 1600. The volcano has no prominent topographic expression. This view is from the east into a complex caldera that is breached widely to the east.

Hawaiian volcano spewing more lava than usual

VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) -- More lava than usual is spilling from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano into the ocean.

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