Residents whose homes were buried under mounds of stinking volcanic ash in southern Chile began the painstaking clean-up Sunday, under the threat of more eruptions from the volatile Calbuco volcano.

CHAITEN, Chile (Reuters) - Hostel owner Rita Gutierrez Vargas would rather run the risk of being incinerated by another volcanic eruption than leave the Chilean town where she has spent her entire ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thousands of passengers in Australia and New Zealand were affected when airlines suspended flights Sunday as an ash cloud from an erupting volcano in southern Chile ...

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Any place with snow-capped volcanoes and emerald-green forests is sure to catch my attention, and Pucón, Chile, was no exception. I’d heard friends rave about Pucón and insist that I go, and finally, ...

A skiier had a front row seat view of a volcanic eruption in Chile. Gonzalo Llamas Sebesta recorded video as a chairlift carried him toward the erupting Nevados de Chillán volcano. RELATED: Hawaii ...

Authorities Friday lifted a red alert for the area surrounding a southern Chile volcano, whose brief but fiery eruption forced the evacuation of thousands of people amid a shower of fire and ash ...

The Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- A volcano in southern Chile has erupted, prompting officials to evacuate thousands of people in the surrounding area. The Villarica volcano erupted Tuesday around 3 a.m. local time ...