Chile volcano eruption regains strength
Pastor Dale Morgan
Chile volcano eruption regains strength*
The Associated Press
Friday, June 13, 2008; 3:57 PM
SANTIAGO, Chile -- The six-week eruption of a volcano in southern Chile
has regained strength with bursts of thick gas, seismic rumblings and
the emergence of two new craters.
Gov. Sergio Galilea of the Los Lagos region said Friday that police and
military personnel stationed near Chaiten volcano were ordered to leave.
The volcano is 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) south of the Chilean capital
of Santiago. It erupted May 2 and has forced the evacuation of 4,500
residents form the nearby village of Chaiten.
The village has since been heavily damaged by the overflowing Blanco
River, its water thickened by ash form the volcano.
Galilea says two new craters have appeared on the volcano.