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Puyehue volcano erupts in southern Chile, authorities evacuate about 600 people living nearby

Puyehue volcano erupts in southern Chile, authorities evacuate about 600 people living nearby

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.

 

Sirens Sound on Hawaiian Coasts

Evacuation alarms sounded in Hawaii’s vulnerable coastal areas as the region prepared for what federal officials say could be a dangerous tsunami.

 

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