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| May.8 |
 Chile |
Plume seen for hundreds of miles  Map of PUERTO MONTT Chile Nearly a week after a volcano erupted, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating
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| May.2 |
Chile |
Volcanic eruption forces 250 from homes The eruption has triggered a seismic wave forcing authorities to evacuate about 250 people from remote villages in southern Chile
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| Apr.15 |
 Colombia |
Thousands flee erupting volcano Map of Nevado del Huila Colombia The highest active volcano in Colombia erupted, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of up to 15,000 people
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| Jan.17 |
Colombia |
Thousands flee volcanic eruption A volcano erupted in southwestern Colombia, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of about 8,000 people. White smoke pouring into the...
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| Jan.2 |
Chile |
Melt from volcano raises flood fears Several communities remained on edge after a volcano sent a column of gray ash into the sky and lava cascading down a snow-covered mountain
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Chile |
Tourists flee as volcano erupts Hundreds of people fled their homes as a volcano erupted in southern Chile, rocking the area with explosions and spewing lava and ash
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| Sep.30 |
 Yemen |
'Catastrophic' volcano eruption off Yemen  | A volcano erupted on a small island Jazirt Atta-Ir off the coast of Yemen, belching soot and lava into the air. A NATO fleet witnessed the eruption | | |
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| Jul.31 |
 Philippines |
Volcano shoots ash up to 3 miles away The 5,150-foot Mount Bulusan is blanketing fields and villages, but there was no immediate sign of a major eruption
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| Jul.10 |
Indonesia |
Thousands flee Mount Gamkonora volcano
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| Jul.8 |
 Indonesia |
Volcanic fumes kill teenage campers Poisonous fumes from Salak Volcano killed six teenagers who were camping on the mountain and sickened several others
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Jet with 100 aboard crashes
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| Aug.19 |
 Ecuador |
Residents defy volcano warnings 3 people had died from the 19-hour eruption, and that 2 others were feared killed
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| Aug.18 |
Ecuador |
Pressure building up inside volcano
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| Aug.17 |
Ecuador |
60 Missing After Volcano Eruption
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| Aug.6 |
Philippines |
Volcano 'set to erupt'
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| Jun.15 |
Indonesia |
Volcano eruption traps two| Soldiers wearing heat-retardant clothing dug through debris trying to reach two people | |
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| Jun.14 |
Indonesia |
Thousands flee volcano A volcano at Mount Merapi nearly enveloped a village with a searing gas cloud during an eruption
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Indonesia |
Volcano threat grows
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| Jun.13 |
Indonesia |
Volcano threat eases
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| Jun.8 |
Indonesia |
Volcano spreads panic
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| Jun.7 |
Indonesia |
Java volcano increases activity
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Japan |
Volcano erupts in southern Japan
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Indonesia |
Volcano spews gas, lava
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| Jun.6 |
Indonesia |
11,000 flee Mount Merapi volcano
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Java quake kills 6,000
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| May.17 |
Indonesia |
Mt. Merapi shudders back to life
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| May.14 |
Indonesia |
New warning as volcano intensifies| Mount Merapi is spewing out near continuous clouds of hot ash and debris. Villagers were told to stand by | |
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| May.13 |
Indonesia |
Mount Merapi eruption may be imminent Red-hot lava began flowing from the crater of rumbling volcano as vulcanologists warned residents
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Indonesia |
Volcano alert raised The authorities are warning a deadly volcanic eruption at Mount Merapi could be imminent
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| May.12 |
Indonesia |
Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi| The authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living on the slopes of the 9,700ft peak | | |
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| Apr.22 |
Peru |
Volcano prompts state of emergency
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| Apr.21 |
Peru |
Belching volcano sparks alarm
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| Dec.26 |
Mexico |
Volcano spews glowing rock
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| Nov.25 |
Colombia |
Volcano spews ash, fumes
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| Nov.15 |
Colombia |
Volcano forces evacuation
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| Oct.24 |
Ecuador |
Volcano erupts on Galapagos island
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Major quake kills thousands
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| Oct.1 |
 El Salvador |
Volcano kills two The Ilamatepec volcano erupted for the first time in a century, forcing thousands to flee their homes
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Patient's feeding tube removed
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| Oct.3 |
 USA |
Volcano still shaking 2 days after 'hiccup' Seismologists were watching Mount St. Helens closely after unusual seismic activity led them to predict an eruption
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| Oct.29 |
 Southern Italy |
Etna burns through forests Boiling lava has swallowed swathes of Sicilian forest, but towns are not at risk of being engulfed
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Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families
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| Jan.21 |
Congo |
Volcano survivors risk poisoning
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| Jan.20 |
 Congo |
Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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| Jan.19 |
Congo |
Half of the city has been burned| Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | |
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| Jan.18 |
Congo |
Aid agencies battle volcano disaster
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Congo |
Volcano kills 45 people Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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| Jul.25 |
Italy |
Etna forces state of emergency
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| Dec.18 |
 Mexico |
Volcano spews fire, lava Many of the 40,000 residents remained in their homes, despite being urged to evacuate
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