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Monday, June 6, 2011

Chile volcano



According to BBC

Authorities in southern Chile and Argentina are continuing to monitor the direction of ash clouds belched out by a chain of volcanoes over the weekend.

Some 3,500 people left the region after the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range, about 800km (500 miles) south of the capital, Santiago.

Wind carried ash across the Andes, dropping a grey blanket on the Argentine resort of of Bariloche.

A change of direction then sent ash back to the Chilean side.

San Carlos de Bariloche, about 100km (62 miles) east of the volcano, remains on alert.

Authorities said classes and other public activities were cancelled, and flights were likely to remain suspended until mid-week.

The health ministry has also sent face masks and eye drops to the region, local media reported.
Ash from a volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle chain, 100 miles (160 km) to the west, covers the Argentine resort city of San Carlos de Bariloche June 5, 2011 Bariloche's streets were largely deserted over the weekend

In Chile, officials are also monitoring the situation.

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