SANTIAGO, Chile -- A volcano in southern Chile has erupted, prompting officials to evacuate thousands of people in the surrounding area. The Villarica volcano erupted Tuesday around 3 a.m. local time ...

3,500 people were evacuated from their homes in southern Chile as a chain of long-dormant volcanoes erupted. The Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain in Patagonia began to spew ash six miles into the sky and ...

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I’d seen waterfalls before, but never like this. I was sliding down a wire some 50 feet (15 m) in the air, sailing through the treetops at 30 miles an hour (48 km/h). Somewhere off to the left of me ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- The Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. See photos ...

(Updates with government comment, details) By Ivan Alvarado CASTRO, Chile, May 3 (Reuters) - Chilean authorities were evacuating the last of thousands of residents from the vicinity of a volcano in ...

A volcano in southern Chile erupted early Tuesday, spewing heavy smoke and lava and prompting thousands of people to flee in the surrounding area, The Associated Press reported. The Villarica volcano ...

On Oct. 25, 2025, Europe's Sentinel‑2 satellite mission captured a striking image of the Planchón-Peteroa volcanic complex, located on the border between Chile and Argentina, emitting a plume of ash ...

new video loaded: Chile issues health alert following volcano eruption The Chilean government has issued a health warning for people living in the vicinity of Calbuco volcano which continues to spew ...