Chile’s National Office for Emergency of the Interior
Ministry issued a red alert after a cloud of ash burst from the Copahue volcano Sunday.
More than 2,000 people evacuated the surrounding area after
the cloud that reached 5,000 feet into the sky was in sight
In addition to the red alert, warnings of mudslides have
been issued due to the danger they pose to those living near the volcano.
The Geology and Mining Service of Chile have reported this
statement:
"The
intensity of seismic signals suggests the eruption in progress is on the
smaller side (but) we are not ruling out the possibility that the activity
could turn into a larger-scale eruption."
The Copahue volcano is located southwest of Argentina and near the Chilean border.
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