Chile, Argentina orders evacuations Copahue volcano alert level raised

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Copahue volcano alert level raised to red: Chile, Argentina orders evacuations




Posted on May 28, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol





May 28, 2013 – CHILE –
Chilean and Argentine authorities on Monday declared a red alert and
ordered the mandatory evacuation of a 25-km (15.5-mile) radius around
the active Copahue volcano, which straddles the border between the two
Andean nations. The volcano – located some 500 km (310 miles) south of
capital Santiago, between Chile’s Bio Bio region and Argentina’s Neuquen
province – has seen increasing seismic activity in recent weeks but has
not erupted, Chilean authorities said. “This doesn’t necessarily mean
the volcano will start erupting. But according to the Sernageomin
(National Geological and Mining Service), the volcano is now in a
process that could culminate in an eruption, for that reason we’ve
issued a red alert and the evacuation,” Chilean Interior Minister Andres
Chadwick told a nationally televised news conference. Authorities
estimated that some 2,240 people will be evacuated in Chile.