Photo: NASA satellite image of Copahue volcano

Santiago, Chile: Chile and Argentina are on red alert, as the Copahue volcano, which sits nearly 10,000 feet in the Andes cordillera, overlapping Chile's Bio Bio region and Argentina's Neuquen province, increases activity, seemingly close to an eruption. The alert level has been raised to red and about 3,600 people have been evacuated from the surrounding region.

Chilean Interior and Security Minister Andres Chadwick said the increased activity co...
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