A volcano has erupted in southern Chile, scattering ash over the surrounding area and forcing more than 4,000 people to leave their homes.
The eruption of the Chaiten volcano caught local authorities by surprise, as experts say it has been dormant for at least 450 years.
News Stories
One dead as Chilean volcano spews ash for third day http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN0434134120080504
Chaiten volcano erupted, hundreds evacuate http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world&id=6119658
Town evacuated as volcano erupts (Sky) http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1314939,00.html?f=rss
Tourists and locals flee Chaiten http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23638788-5013605,00.html
Hundreds of Chileans flee volcano (CBS News) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/02/world/main4068577.shtml
Volcano blows its top in Chile (Newsround) http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7380000/newsid_7381700/7381752.stm
Chile volcano prompts evacuation (includes video clip) – BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7381652.stm
In Pictures: Chile Volcano erupts – BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7381702.stm
Eruption at Chaiten Volcano, Chile (The Volcanism Blog) http://volcanism.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/eruption-at-chaiten-volcano-chile/
Satellite Image of Chaiten (The Volcanism Blog) http://volcanism.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/satellite-image-of-chaiten-2-may-2008/
Chaiten Update – 3rd May (The Volcanism Blog) http://volcanism.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/chaiten-update-3-may-2008/
Chile Volcano Erupts, village evacuated (The Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7498036
Chilean town nearly deserted after Chaiten volcano erupts, spews ash http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/03/news/Chile-Volcano-Eruption.php
Thousands flee as Chilean volcano erupts (Telegraph) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/1924533/Thousands-flee-as-Chaiten-volcano-erupts-in-Chile.html
Photographs – Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/islachiloe/2459659127/
Chaiten Volcano Photos http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/chaiten,volcano/100/250/Recent
Chaiten Volcano – Flickr – a good set of photographs http://www.flickr.com/photos/guano/2460298398/
Videos:
Chaiten Volcano – clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6btWVddhkaY
Volcano forces villages to be evacuated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm-SiMJmWo4
Locals stay put as volcano erupts http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/video/?&videoSourceID=1314947&flashURL=/feeds/skynews/latest/flash/volcano_p6299.flv
