LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian authorities evacuated hundreds of people living near a volcano in the country's south, after explosions and ash emissions on Friday.
The National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) ordered the evacuation after the Ubinas volcano, the most active in the country located in the Moquegua region, recorded two explosions that led to ash being spewed within a radius of 25 km (16 miles), affecting at least eight inhabited areas.
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