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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  Chile Volcano Ash Cloud Reaches Brazil, Flights Cancelled

  Ash from the Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning this week, reached as far as southern Brazil today and prompted some airlines to cancel flights to the capitals of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.

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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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  Spectacular Time-Lapse Footage Captures Chile's Calbuco Volcano Erupting

  The Calbuco volcano in Chile, dormant for 43 years, erupted on Wednesday evening and stunning footage captures the huge clouds of smoke and ash that mushroom into the sky.

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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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  Chile Declares Alert as Calbuco Volcano Erupts

  Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted on Wednesday for the first time in half a century, spewing a giant funnel of ash high into the sky near the southern port city of Puerto Montt and triggering a red alert.

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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.

• Chilean volcano's ashes ground flights

  Airline officials say an ash cloud from a recently reawakened volcano in southern Chile has once again forced the cancellation of scores of flights in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

• Ash cloud hits flights to and from Australia

  Flight operations in Australia were severely disrupted today in the backdrop of volcanic ash cloud rising from a Chilean volcano, causing inconvenience to over one lakh passengers who are facing delays in their scheduled travel.The country's flagship carrier Qantas cancelled its services to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne for Wednesday, and continue...

• 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...