World IN BRIEF : NICARAGUA : 4,000 Peasants Flee Volcanic Eruption
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Under a rain of ashes and hot sand, 4,000 peasants fled the slopes of a 2,600-foot volcano that erupted unexpectedly in the northwest of the country after having been dormant for more than 20 years. Several people were injured when the roofs of their homes collapsed under the weight of ashes but no deaths were reported.
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