Chile volcano alert raised
- Published: 24 Dec 2012 at 08.46
- Online news: World
Chile issued a top-level red alert Sunday for its Copahue volcano, in the south on the Andean border with Argentina, as it rumbled to register a greater potential threat.
View of the Copahue volcano spewing ashes from Caviahue, Neuquen province, Argentina, some 1500 km southwest of Buenos Aires on December 23, 2012. Chile issued a top-level red alert Sunday for its Copahue volcano, in the south on the Andean border with Argentina, as it rumbled to register a greater potential threat.
The National Emergency Office issued a red alert but did not order evacuations as no towns are in the current risk area.
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