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Thousands of people have been evacuated after a volcano in Chile erupted for the first time in 42 years spewing ash across the surrounding area.
The Calbuco volcano in the south of the country erupted, forcing authorities to relocate 1,500 inhabitants of the nearby town of Ensenada and two other smaller communities.
A high alert has been issued by Chile’s national mining and geology service, which bars access to the area around the volcano, 620 miles south of the capital Santiago.
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