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"Pele" to visit Chile in June

World soccer star Brazilian Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pele", will visit Chile on June 4 as Copa Libertadores ambassador, an official statement said on Friday. via Xinhuanet

Chilean Volcano Captured Blasting Ash

The 1000 m-high volcano had been dormant for thousands of years before erupting on 2 May, causing the evacuation of thousands. via Science Daily

1,200 Chileans evacuated on active volcan

Over 1,200 people were evacuated as a preventative measure from the edge of the volatile Chaiten volcano in southern Chile on Friday. via Xinhuanet

Chile volcanic eruption at critical stage: Expert

"The volcano is now at its limit and one possibility is that the column could collapse quickly, generating flows of pyroclastic material down its ravines"

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. via Reuters RSS Reuters.com

Chile volcano's spreading ash cloud

Experts say Chile's Chaiten volcano could belch out ash for months to come. Some experts say it could rumble on for years. via Reuters Video

Erupting Volcano Spreads Fears

"We're all sad, and it makes us sadder still to watch the television and see what this volcano has done, how it has destroyed our town and everything around it"

This Patagonian winter resort town wears a mantle of white in the South American autumn. via Hartford Courant

Chile's Chaiten volcano one of scores of active volcanoes in region

"We consider the lifespan of Andean volcanoes to be about 1 million years, which is supported by this new eruption"

Aerial view Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile, prior to May 2008 eruption. Image courtesy Chilean Air Force The Chaiten volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the "Andean Arc" ... via PhysOrg Weblog

Military evacuated as Chile volcano eruption flares

"Army personnel have seen pyroclastic material, burning material"

Chile evacuated the last of a small group of military personnel and civilians from the vicinity of an erupting volcano in its remote Patagonian south before dawn on Thursday, after it spat a surge of fiery ... via Scientific American

Thousands Evacuated As Frequent Earthquakes Rock Southern Chile

Some 4,000 people have been evacuated from Chaiten in southern Chile since Friday night, as minor but frequent earthquakes struck the region. via Inside Costa Rica

Fleeing Chile's ''dormant'' volcano

Lava has started to spew from an erupting volcano in southern Chile forcing the immediate evacuation of the local area. via Reuters Video