Photos:: Volcanoes in southern Chile erupt
The Calbuco and Villarrica volcanoes have each erupted within the past month in southern Chile, spewing fiery plumes of lava into the night sky and forcing evacuations in nearby towns.
Smoke billows from the Villarrica volcano, in Pucon, Chile, on Sunday, March 29. Part of southern Chile is on alert because of an increase in activity at the volcano, just weeks after it erupted and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
(Sebastian Escobar / AFP / Getty Images)Villarrica volcano on Monday, March 30.
(Sebastian Escobar / AFP/Getty Images)A general view shows Villarrica volcano seen from Pucon, Chile, on Saturday. Chilean authorities kept the alert in place in the region due to Villarrica’s increasing eruptions.
(Francisco Negroni / EPA)Villarrica volcano on Wednesday.
(Sebastian Escobar / AFP/Getty Images)Villarrica volcano on Tuesday.
(Francisco Negroni / EPA)A long exposure picture shows Villarrica volcano at night on March 22, 2015.
(Felipe Trueba / EPA)Villarrica volcano shows signs of eruption on March 20, 2015.
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