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SANTIAGO OF CHILE. (EFE) .- The Chilean authorities have maintained today the yellow and orange warning in several communes near the volcanic complex Nevados de Chillán located in the region of Biobío, due to continuous explosions and earthquakes related to its activity, although they excluded an evacuation.
The mayor (governor) of this region, Jorge Ulloa, confirmed the validity of the alerts after a meeting with officials of the National Bureau of Emergency. (Onemi) and representatives of the civil protection system
In statements issued by the Emol portal, Ulloa said that the yellow alert is maintained in the municipalities of Pinto, Coihueco and San Fabián, the closest to Nevados de Chillán, while that the technical warning of the National Service of Geology and Mining (Sernageomin) is still in orange.
According to Onemi, the explosions, some 400 kilometers south of Santiago, suggest that the Olcanico system could increase its level of activity according to the scenarios shown in the reports of volcanic activity published daily.
In addition, the energy of the explosions recorded an increase compared to the previous period, so it is possible that the occurrence of new energy explosions similar or even higher than those already reported .
According to the Sernageomin, in Chile there are more than 2,000 volcanoes, of which about 125 are considered geologically active and about 60 have had some type of historical eruptive activity in
Chile is the country that possesses the second largest and most active volcanic chain in the world after Indonesia, with the so-called "belt of fire".
This chain of volcanoes along the western coast of South America, is where are the most active volcanoes in the world.
Among them, the Llaima and Villarrica in Chile; the Reventador and Guagua Pichincha in Ecuador; Galeras in Colombia and Misti in Peru
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