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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday, and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people.
Llaima, pictured erupting in February, is one of Chile's most-active volcanoes.
Emergency Bureau Director Carmen Fernandez said some 50 people live in the "first risk ring" around the 9,400-foot (3,120-meter) volcano.
Bureau volcanologist Juan Cayupi said officials were monitoring the situation to determine if they will need to expand the evacuation to small villages in the region south of Santiago.
Llaima is one of Chile's most-active volcanoes. It erupted for about two weeks in January, forcing hundreds of tourists to evacuate from Conguillio National Park but causing no damage.
The long-dormant Chaiten volcano farther south erupted in May, forcing the evacuation of some 4,500 people from the nearby town of Chaiten.
Since then, the town has been largely destroyed by ash and by water from a river partially blocked by volcanic debris.
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