The Chaiten volcano which started to spew ash and smoke last Thursday has increased with lava now flowing from the summit. This past Tuesday the provincial capital of Chaiten as well as other nearby settlements were ordered to completely evacuate. Rain fall in the effected region has already turned the ash to mud, with the town of Chaiten the most heavily affected. The few remaining citizens of Chaiten who chose to stay behind have now been evacuated to two navy ships. For the last five days the volcanos' continuous eruptions has sent plumes of smoke and ash well into the stratosphere, across Patagonia all the way to the Atlantic. Carmen Fernandez who heads Chiles' emergency bureau said of the lava seeping from the volcano " is very small and very thick, so it is moving slowly. " Also being evacuated is the town of Futaleufu which is some 75 miles east of Chaiten , and is near the Argentina border . Reports from officials in Argentina indicate that large areas in the southern part of that country are now experiencing ash fall .
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