Asleep For 9,000 Years, Volcano Erupts

Chilean Volcano Town Nearly Deserted by SANTIAGO LLANQUIN, Associated Press Writer Sat May 3, 6:07 PM ET

CHAITEN, Chile - The Chaiten volcano spewed light ash on a nearly deserted village Saturday, two days after its first eruption in thousands of years.

No more than 45 of Chaiten's 4,500 residents remained in what looked like a ghost town, its streets, houses, cars and trees draped with a thick layer of light-colored ash, Interior Minister Edmundo Perez said..(AP Photo/Christian Brown, Intendencia Regional de los Lagos )