Saturday May 10
Chile volcanic eruption at critical stage: Expert
“The volcano is now at its limit and one possibility is that the column could collapse quickly, generating flows of pyroclastic material down its ravines”
By Antonio de la Jara
PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could collapse back down to devastate the surrounding area, a leading expert warned on Friday.
Luis Lara, a geologist and volcano expert with the government's geology and mining agency Sernageomin, says his models show the vast column of ash, which has soared 7.5 miles
into the air, at a critical stage.
A sudden collapse would shroud vast areas with hot gas, ash and molten rock, killing anything in its way. Read more
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