What will Chile's volatile volcanoes do next?

6 June 2011 Last updated at 02:15 ET Help

A chain of volcanoes has erupted in southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.

Large columns of smoke have been rising from the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range, about 800km (500 miles) south Santiago, since Sunday.

BBC Breakfast spoke to volcanologist Dr Clive Oppenheimer to find out more.

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