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File photo of a soldier looking at a cloud of ash from the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile
26 Dec 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A soldier looks at a cloud of ash from the Chaiten Volcano from the banks of the Rio Blanco in uninhabited and flooded Chaiten town in southern Chile in this June 25, 2008 file photo. Chile's government said on December 26, 2008 the area surrounding the Chaiten Volcano, which erupted in May for the first time in thousands of years, was still not safe and that a decision regarding the future of the town of Chaiten would be made in coming days. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/Files (CHILE)
REUTERS/IVAN ALVARADO


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