Residents Told To Flee As Volcano Erupts

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Lava has started to spew from an erupting volcano in southern Chile, prompting officials to order the immediate evacuation of all remaining residents and journalists from a nearby town.
Chaiten volcano, in Patagonia around 760 miles*south of the capital of Santiago, began erupting on Friday.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315121,00.html

Been there. glad i'm not there now. poor people. :(
 
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Does make me wonder about Yellowstone Park. i went near two years ago but in the end we didn't have time.

then when i was in New York, i didn't have time to go up the World Trade Centre! :waitasec:
 
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