Chile Issues Red Alert As Volcano About To Erupt
BBC
Residents living near Copahue were also evacuated last year after the volcano erupted (file picture)
Chile and Argentina have ordered the evacuation of some 3,000 people living near the Copahue volcano in the south of their shared border.
The authorities in both countries issued a red alert – the highest possible – saying the Chilean volcano could erupt imminently.
The 2,965m (nearly 10,000ft) volcano – which sits in the Andes cordillera – has so far only spewed gas.
Thousands of minor earth tremors have been registered in the area.
The volcano, located between Chile’s Bio Bio region and Argentina’s Neuquen province, has seen increasing seismic activity in recent weeks but has not erupted.
“This red alert has been issued after monitoring the activity of the volcano and seeing that it has increased seismic activity,” Chilean Interior Minister Andres Chadwick said in a news conference on Monday.
“There is a risk that it can start erupting.”
Argentina revises alert
According to Chile’s Emergency Office, the mandatory evacuation affects some 2,240 people living within a 25km (15 miles) radius of Copahue.
However some people refused to leave their homes, preferring to stay with their farm animals and personal belongings.
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