Chile: Volcano warning

A Chilean volcanologist said the Chaiten volcano is once again rumbling and could be preparing for another eruption in days.

A Chilean volcanologist said the Chaiten volcano is once again rumbling and could be preparing for another eruption in days.

Jorge Munoz, of Chile’s geological service, said recent seismic activity and ash emissions could be the lead-up to the “worst scenario” of a reactivation of the volcano, 745 miles south of Santiago.

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