(San Diego 5, AP) region of the river in southern Chile on Saturday puyehue volcanic eruption began, this is the first time since the volcanic eruption half a century, authorities ordered the evacuation of 3,500 people.
Great Rivers District officials Vallas said that through the observation of the volcano have been able to determine puyehue scenic volcanic eruption has started, from a distance has been able to see the crater and plume emitting flame, located near the volcano Bueno River and other towns and villages had been "a strong sulfur smell and the taste of ash, now we are waiting for the State Emergency Management Office to expand the scope of the evacuation notice. "
According to Chile's National Emergency Management Office of the message, in the past 6 hours, the puyehue volcanic region 230 per hour, occurred in varying degrees of earthquake, 12 of them above magnitude 4 and 50 times in three or more.
To this end, the Chilean government announced that due to the increasing frequency of puyehue activities volcanoes, volcanic early warning alerts to upgrade from the previous yellow to red alert, also announced the withdrawal of more than 700 volcanoes surrounding area residents, then the total number of 3,500 people evacuated.
At present, the river region and the Chilean National Emergency departments Affairs Office personnel have rushed to the vicinity of the volcano to understand the situation in order to make more detailed contingency plans.
Great Rivers District officials Vallas said that through the observation of the volcano have been able to determine puyehue scenic volcanic eruption has started, from a distance has been able to see the crater and plume emitting flame, located near the volcano Bueno River and other towns and villages had been "a strong sulfur smell and the taste of ash, now we are waiting for the State Emergency Management Office to expand the scope of the evacuation notice. "
According to Chile's National Emergency Management Office of the message, in the past 6 hours, the puyehue volcanic region 230 per hour, occurred in varying degrees of earthquake, 12 of them above magnitude 4 and 50 times in three or more.
To this end, the Chilean government announced that due to the increasing frequency of puyehue activities volcanoes, volcanic early warning alerts to upgrade from the previous yellow to red alert, also announced the withdrawal of more than 700 volcanoes surrounding area residents, then the total number of 3,500 people evacuated.
At present, the river region and the Chilean National Emergency departments Affairs Office personnel have rushed to the vicinity of the volcano to understand the situation in order to make more detailed contingency plans.
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