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CHILE
Chaiten volcano spews large volume of ash
According to officials from Chile's national emergency office, Chile's Chaiten volcano spewed molten rock and a vast cloud of gas on Thursday. Last year, around 7,000 nearby residents had to be evacuated after the volcano erupted.
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JAPAN
Two volcanoes erupt near major cities
Mount Asama volcano in central Japan, some 150 kilometres northwest of Tokyo, erupted on Monday, spewing white smoke and ash into the heart of Tokyo. Meanwhile, Mount Sakurajima in the south of the country erupted eight times.
COLOMBIA
Volcano eruption turns deadly
At least 10 people were killed when the Nevado del Huila volcano in southern Colombia erupted this week and triggered avalanches of earth and debris that damaged houses and crops.
VOLCANO - ITALY
Vesuvius could repeat a Pompei-style eruption
In paper published in the London science journal 'Nature', French and Italian scientist have stressed that Italy's infamous Vesuvius could have a new eruption as intense as the one that destroyed Pompei.
ITALY - VOLCANO
Etna volcano rumbles back to life in Sicily
Sicily's Etna volcano rumbled back to life on Tuesday with a "seismic event" followed by a burst of ash, volcanologists said, three days after minor eruptions shook the cone.
CHILE - VOLCANO
Volcanic ash looms over Chaiten
A thick cloud of ash hangs over the horizon a week after the Chaiten volcano erupted in southern Chile, spewing ash as far as Argentina. Authorities are struggling to evacuate the area, as many cling to their homes. (Story: S.Sissmann, T.Grucza)
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