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RE: Llaima volcano

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One of Chile's most active volcanos is spewing lava and ash again, prompting evacuations and landslide warnings.
The national emergency department is reporting that the 3,125-metre-high Llaima volcano has hurled explosive materials up to 600 metres above the crater and issued a flow of lava more than a kilometre long.

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The Llaima volcano, one of Chile's most active, erupted again on Saturday, sending a stream of lava down its slope and spewing a long plume of ash, authorities said.

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New eruptions from southern Chile's Llaima volcano forced Chile\s government to declare a Red Alert Thursday for residents of nearby towns. The advancing lava flow is 50 meters wide and has already stretched more than 2 kilometres down the volcanos slopes.

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The Llaima volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in months, forcing the evacuation of about a dozen people from nearby areas. Authorities, however, say populated areas are not immediately threatened.
The volcano, which is one of Chile's most active, began erupting Tuesday. The eruption sent a stream of lava creeping down the flanks of the 3,120-meter-high mountain.

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Llaima volcano in central Chile is erupting again.
On Wednesday a one-mile-long lava flow was moving down its flank.
In January it forced local residents to evacuate.

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Rescue workers in southern Chile have evacuated a further 54 tourists and staff after the eruption of a volcano.
Hundreds of residents and tourists have fled the area since Tuesday, when the Llaima volcano began producing a huge column of smoke and spewing lava.
Airport officials in neighbouring Argentina have suspended flights due to poor visibility caused by the ash.

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Volcán Laima hace Erupción

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Erupcion volcan llaima 01 enero 2008 18:30

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The 3,125-meter Llaima Stratovolcano in southern Chile has erupted, sending a huge plume of smoke into the air.
There are no reports of damages or injuries.

"The Llaima erupted at 18:20 (21:20 GMT) but we still don't know if it's a permanent or sporadic eruption. There is lava flowing toward the Argentine side but nothing on the Chilean side. But we are evaluating" - Spokesperson for the National Emergency Office.

Latitude: 38.692°S Longitude: 71.729°W