Chileans Return as Volcano Quiets Down
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SANTIAGO, Chile — Hundreds of residents of a small Andean town in southern Chile returned to their homes Monday after authorities said the weekend eruption of a nearby volcano posed no danger.
The Lonquimay volcano near the town of Malalcahuello, 415 miles south of Santiago, erupted Sunday for the first time in a century.
Police said about half the population of Malalcahuello--estimated at 500 to 800--had returned by Monday morning, while the snow-capped, 8,400-foot volcano continued to spew smoke and lava from three fissures near its base.
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