SANTIAGO, Chile -- A volcano in southern Chile has erupted, prompting officials to evacuate thousands of people in the surrounding area. The Villarica volcano erupted Tuesday around 3 a.m. local time ...

PUCON, Chile (AP) — One of South America's most active volcanoes erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to ...

An ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Chile, drifting all the way to the Atlantic and Indian oceans, has grounded dozens of flights and affected thousands of passengers in Australia and New Zealand ...

Residents captured incredible videos and photos as they made their way to safety out of the reach of the Villarrica volcano in Chile. The 9,000-foot volcano erupted Monday night after a month of ...

Officials say there was no indication that the volcano was going to erupt, inspite of the fact that the Calbuco volcano is one of the most active in Chile. Chilean authorities have issued a red alert ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- The Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. See photos ...

I’d seen waterfalls before, but never like this. I was sliding down a wire some 50 feet (15 m) in the air, sailing through the treetops at 30 miles an hour (48 km/h). Somewhere off to the left of me ...

(Updates with government comment, details) By Ivan Alvarado CASTRO, Chile, May 3 (Reuters) - Chilean authorities were evacuating the last of thousands of residents from the vicinity of a volcano in ...