A volcano in Chile that had been inactive for over 50 years suddenly erupted twice in the space of hours, blasting huge clouds of ash into the air and forcing the evacuation of around 5,000 people.

Last week’s spectacular twin eruptions of the Calbuco volcano will cost southern Chile’s Los Lagos region, a tourism and agriculture hub, up to $600 million, a local business leader said Monday. The ...

Covered in thick ash, the Patagonian community of Chaiten was a ghost town as a volcano spewed ash a day after its first eruption in thousands of years forced nearly 4,500 people to flee. Authorities ...

This aerial view captures the small town of Putre, set high in the Andes near the Taapaca Volcano in Chile. The village ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- An erupting Chilean volcano sent a towering plume of ash across South America on Monday, forcing thousands from their homes, grounding airline flights in southern Argentina and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A massive plume of smoke was seen rising out of Chile’s Villarrica volcano as national geologists reported an “emission of pyroclastic material.” The volcanic activity is also said to have triggered ...

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 ...