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An ash cloud emitting from Puyehue in southern Chile. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images)
Over the weekend, a volcano in southern Chile erupted, spewing ash over the countryside.
Reports on Monday said that surrounding areas remained on alert and some roads were closed as residents kept a tentative watch on the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano complex.
Around 3,500 residents were forced to evacuate after Puyehue spewed ash and smoke six miles into the air, blanketing nearby parts of Chile and Argentina.
Lightning is seen amid a cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images)
Lightning was spotted striking near the cloud of ash and smoke near Osorno in southern Chile. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images)
A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images)
An aerial picture showing the cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 500 miles south of Santiago, on June 5. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images)
A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano is seen in southern Chile. (Alvaro Vidal/AFP/Getty Images)
A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano is seen in southern Chile. (Alvaro Vidal/AFP/Getty Images)
A view of the Llao Llao hotel golf course in Bariloche, 500 miles south of Sanitago, Chile, on June 5. (Francisco Ramos Mejia/AFP/Getty Images)
