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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

VOLCANO VILLARRICA'S SPECTACULAR ERUPTION - Located in CHLE, and part of the Pacific Ring of Fire

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  • The volcano, located near the popular tourist resort of Pucon, is one of South America's most active
  • Television pictures showed orange lava and ash shooting into the night sky when it erupted on Tuesday
  • Some 3,385 people had been evacuated as a preventative measure, said Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo 

    • Here are some magnificent views:

    Thousands of nearby residents have been evacuated, partly because of the risk of snow-melt from the eruption causing floods

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    The sight of the volcano erupting was both terrifying and beautiful, with this photograph capturing its sheer ferocity

    Some 3,385 people had been evacuated as a preventative measure, said Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo

    Volcano Villarrica in southern Chile erupted in the early hours of Tuesday, sending ash andlava high into the sky, and forcing the evacuation of nearby communities

    The eruption was visible for miles around, with streams of lava cascading down the side of the volcano

    A view of the volcano from the nearby tourist resort of Pucon. It erupted at about 3am on Tuesday, local time
    The view from the resort of Pucon.

     

    The volcano is 460 miles to the south of the Chilean capital, Santiago, on the edge of the Andes mountain range

    Source
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2977241/Volcano-Villarrica-erupts-southern-Chile-villages-evacuated.html

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