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Chile volcano: Evacuation order for Copahue area

The authorities in Chile have ordered the evacuation of more than 2,000 people living near the Copahue volcano in the south of the country.
They issued a red alert - the highest possible - saying the volcano could erupt imminently.
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Copahue volcano eruption puts Argentina and Chile on alert

The authorities in Argentina and Chile have issued an alert over increased activity at the Copahue volcano, which has begun spewing smoke and gas.
Many residents have already left the area as a precaution.
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Copahue is a stratovolcano nestled on the border between Argentina and Chile. There are nine volcanic craters along a 2 km line, and the eastern summit crater contains a briny, acidic 300 m wide crater lake. Twentieth-century eruptions from the crater lake have ejected pyroclastic rocks and chilled liquid sulphur fragments.
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