Puyehue Volcano Erupts In Chile, Hundreds Evacuate SANTIAGO, Chile — The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile erupted Saturday, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky and prompting officials to evacuate about 600 people living nearby. There were no reports of injuries. Authorities had put the area around the volcano on alert Saturday morning after a flurry of earthquakes, and the eruption began in the afternoon. The National Emergency Office said it recorded an average of 230 tremors an hour. On the other side of the Andes in Argentina, heavy ash fell on the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. Officials warned residents of the area around the city to take precautions against a possible prolonged ashfall. They urged people to stock up on food and water and to stay home. The volcano is nearly 500 miles (800 kilometers) south of Chile's national capital, Santiago. Volcán Puyehue entra en erupción en Chile y obliga a evacuar 3.500 personas El volcán Puyehue, en el sur de Chile, entró en erupción el sábado tras 51 años de inactividad con una explosión que provocó una columna de humo de 10 kilómetros de alto y cinco de ancho y obligó a las autoridades a evacuar a unas 3.500 personas de la zona. Vulkan Puyehue in Chile ausgebrochen Ein Vulkanausbruch hält Chile in Atem. Der Puyehue spukt Asche und Rauch bis zu zehn Kilometer hoch in die Luft. 3.500 Menschen aus der näheren Umgebung des Vulkans mussten evakuiert werden. Zuletzt ist er 1960 ausgebrochen. Chile: Erupção do <b>...</b>
05.06.2011
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