Villarrica volcano erupts again after 30 years of hibernation

2015-03-04 2015-03-04T09:06:30Z
سنان خلف
سنان خلف
محرر أخبار جوية- قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabiaweather.com- A huge cloud of dust billowed from <strong>the Villarrica Volcano</strong> in southern Chile, one of the most active volcanoes in South America.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Large quantities of lava flowed from the crater of the volcano, forcing the authorities to take immediate action and evacuate thousands of people from their homes in anticipation of any emergency.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The eruption <strong>of the Villarrica volcano</strong> began around 3 am Chilean time, according to the National Emergency Office, which issued a red alert and ordered the immediate evacuation of residents in the surrounding areas. There are some lightning strikes.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The erupting volcano is located in the south of Santiago, above the city of Pucon, and reaches a depth of approximately 3,000 meters in the Central Valley of Chile.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>See more:</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/مُصور-محترف-يلتقط-أروع-المشاهد-لثورة-بركان-جبل-الأرواحv">A professional photographer captures the most amazing scenes of the Mount Spirits volcano eruption</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/شاهد-لحظة-ثوران-بركان-ساكوراجيما-في-اليابان-مصحوباً-بالبروق">Watch the moment the Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted, accompanied by lightning</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://www.arabiaweather.com/content/فيديو-مشهد-نادر-جداً-لتشكُل-سلسلة-من-الأعاصير-بسبب-ثوران-بركان-في-إندونيسيا">A very rare scene of the formation of a series of tornadoes due to the eruption of a volcano in Indonesia</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

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