UPI POY 2008 - News and Features

The Chaiten volcano erupts during storms in the middle of the night on May 3, 2008 in Chaiten, Chile. The Chaiten volcano, located some 800 miles south of the capital Santiago, was considered dormant since it had not erupted for hundreds of years. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the area. (UPI Photo/Carlos Gutierrez)