Chile and Argentina have ordered a red alert and evacuation of around 3,000 people living near the Copahue volcano located between their shared border.
Last December, Chile also issued a red alert after the volcano started spewing ash and gas, resulting in a cloud of ash almost a mile (1.5 kms) high in the Biobio region.
Copahue is one of the most active volcanoes in the region.
Authorities in Chile and Argentina have ordered the evacuation of around 3,000 people near the Copahue volcano, warning the Chilean volcano could erupt at any moment.
The volcano, which is 310 miles south of capital Santiago and located between Chile's Bio Bio region and Argentina's Neuquen province, has seen increasing seismic activity in recent weeks.
Chilean Interior Minister Andres Chadwick said: "This doesn't necessarily mean the volcano will start erupting.
"But according to the Sernageomin (National Geological and Mining Service), the volcano is now in a process that could culminate in an eruption, for that reason we've issued a red alert and the evacuation."
The son of Augusto Pinochet said the former Chilean dictator had a very good relationship with Margaret Thatcher because “she recognised his capacity to govern”.
According to Chilean newspaper La Tercera, Augusto Pinochet Hiriart said: “I think Thatcher recognised my father’s capacity to govern and that’s what made them have a very good relationship.”
A 5.7 magnitude quake has shaken Chile's central region causing buildings to sway in the capital Santiago. Chile's Navy has quickly downplayed the possibility of a tsunami.
The Chilean emergency office said the quake had not caused any injuries.
Firefighters working at the scene of a bus crash which killed 16 football fans, have said that the driver had "lost control" of the vehicle near the mountain town of Tome in Chile. Fire serviceman Roberto Araya said:
Within the bus crash site, we sadly have people who were ejected from the vehicle and their bodies are strewn about the mountainous area.
We are in the process of rescuing those bodies so that the SIA (Accident Investigation Services) along with specialists can begin the process of identifying (the victims).
Police and rescue workers have begun inspecting a passenger bus after it lost control and crashed more than 150 ft into a ravine police officials said.
The accident is thought to have taken place along Route CH-150, known as Cuesta Caracol, in Tome city near Concepcion, some 327 miles south of Santiago.
A bus carrying fans of a Chilean football team has plunged into a ravine, killing 16 people, the Associated Press is reporting.
Fire department officials said most of those who did in the crash are aged between 13 and 18. One is an infant a few months old. Twenty-one people are reported injured/
Officials said the bus plunged roughly 500ft into a ravine in a mountainous zone about 280 miles south of the capital.
The bus was carrying fans of the O'Higgins team back from a match the squad won against Huachipato de Talcahuan. State television said the bus was intended for only urban use.
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Read the full storyChile is issuing a red alert for a volcano on the border with Argentina that has become increasingly active.
The Copahue volcano in Argentina's Neuquen province started spewing ash and gas yesterday and officials issued a yellow and orange alert.
Chile's emergency office ONEMI raised the alert today after it registered seismic activity and a cloud of ash almost a mile (1.5 kms) high in the Biobio region .
Britain's ambassador to Chile has said sorry after sending a tweet to his thousands of followers which mocked Argentina.
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