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Chile ski station evacuated as volcano erupts

CHERQUENCO, Chile (Reuters) - Chile on Wednesday evacuated the remaining occupants of a southern ski station as Llaima volcano, one of South America's most active, spewed lava for a second day prompting fears of landslides, officials said.

Chile volcano eruption regains strength

SANTIAGO, Chile - The six-week eruption of a volcano in southern Chile has regained strength with bursts of thick gas, seismic rumblings and the emergence of two new craters.

Chile gives volcano hold-outs ultimatum to flee

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Chile ordered hold-out residents to flee from an erupting volcano in the remote region of Patagonia on Thursday and vowed to remove them by force if they refuse to obey.

Chile volcanic eruption at critical stage: Expert

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could collapse back down to devastate the surrounding area, a leading expert warned on Friday.

Chile's Chaiten Volcano One Of Scores Of Active Volcanoes In Region

The Chaiten volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the "Andean Arc" region of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia considered active by volcanologists, some of which lie in much more densely populated areas, said a University of Colorado at Boulder geologist who has studied Chaiten.

Vast Chile volcano ash cloud partially collapses

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - A towering cloud of hot ash, gas and molten rock spewed miles into the air by a volcano in southern Chile has partially collapsed, raising fears it could smother surrounding villages, an expert said on Tuesday.

Vast Chile volcano ash cloud partially collapses

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - A towering cloud of hot ash, gas and molten rock spewed miles into the air by a volcano in southern Chile has partially collapsed, raising fears it could smother surrounding villages, an expert said on Tuesday.

Military evacuated, Chile volcano eruption flares

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Chile evacuated the last military personnel from the vicinity of an erupting volcano in its remote Patagonian region before dawn on Thursday, after it spat a surge of fiery material.

Residents fret in shadow of Chile's Llaima volcano

MELIPEUCO, Chile (Reuters) - Living in the shadow of Chile's sporadically erupting, snow-capped Llaima volcano, one of South America's most active, local residents like Eduardo Mendoza are paying a heavy price.

Residents fret in shadow of Chile's Llaima volcano

MELIPEUCO, Chile (Reuters) - Living in the shadow of Chile's sporadically erupting, snow-capped Llaima volcano, one of South America's most active, local residents like Eduardo Mendoza are paying a heavy price.

Chile Llaima volcano revs up, evacuations considered

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Llaima volcano, one of the most active in South America, spewed pyroclastic rock 1,300 feet into night skies early on Thursday, spooking residents a week after lava shot down one of its sides.

Chile Llaima volcano simmers

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's National Emergency Office (Onemi) said on Thursday it extended a red alert to additional locales near the Llaima volcano, even though the intensity of the volcanic activity had decreased.

Chile Llaima volcano simmers

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's National Emergency Office (Onemi) said on Thursday it extended a red alert to additional locales near the Llaima volcano, even though the intensity of the volcanic activity had decreased.

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.

Chile's government website hacked

A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the Internet on two popular servers for several hours, the El Mercurio daily said on Sunday.

Chile volcano eruption regains strength

(AP) -- The six-week eruption of a volcano in southern Chile has regained strength with bursts of thick gas, seismic rumblings and the emergence of two new craters.

Chile's potato claim is indigestible, says Peru

Potatoes and sweet potatoes cultivated at the Potato International Centre (CIP). Peru and Chile, longtime rivals, are each laying claim to the humble vegetable, which experts agree is indigenous to South America and was spread to Europe by Spanish colonists in the 16th century.

Chile moves people from path of volcano lava

A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people.

Chile to build volcano monitoring centers

Chile plans to invest 31 million U.S. dollars in building three monitoring centers to closely watch volcanic activities, the country's National Geology Service said Saturday.

Hacker gets into Chile gov't files

SANTIAGO, Chile -- A hacker who identified himself as "Anonymous Coward" stole personal data of 6 million Chileans -- reportedly including a daughter of the president -- and posted it briefly on the Internet, authorities said Sunday.

Chile to build volcano monitoring centers

SANTIAGO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Chile plans to invest 31 million U.S. dollars in building three monitoring centers to closely watch volcanic activities, the country's National Geology Service said Saturday.

Chile to build volcano monitoring centers

SANTIAGO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Chile plans to invest 31 million U.S. dollars in building three monitoring centers to closely watch volcanic activities, the country's National Geology Service said Saturday.

Peru, Chile fight over potato's origin

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The origin of the potato has become, well, a "hot potato" between neighbors Peru and Chile.

Hacker in Chile Posts Data on 6 Million People

A computer hacker in Chile has published confidential records belonging to six million people on the Internet, officials say. The information was obtained by hacking into government and military servers, and was posted on a technology blog.

Student pours cold water on Chile school reform

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A student poured cold water on Chile's unpopular education reform on Monday -- literally.


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