Calbuco volcano erupts in southern Chile for first time since 1972; nearby town evacuated

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/04/22/calbuco-volcano-erupts-in-southern-chile-for-first-time-since-172-nearby-town/

SANTIAGO, Chile –  Chile's Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in more than 42 years, and Chilean authorities have ordered the evacuation of the few thousand people living in a town a few miles away.

The National Mining and Geology Service has issued a high alert, barring access to the mountainous area around the volcano in southern Chile. The area is sparsely populated, with only a fe