Since several BWA members have paddled the Futaleufu and other rivers in Chile so I thought this might be of interest:
"5,000 people have been evacuated as of Monday in southern Chile, following the eruption of the Chaiten volcano."
More here: [
www.topnews.in]
and here: [
www.reuters.com]
And this from BoaterTalk:
Spe is ok New
Re: Has anyone heard from Spe and his crew or others in Futa? <NT> Airbag
From: shredder
He and his daughter are stateside, but his wife and her mom are still in futa. taped up the windows and doors to keep the ash out. 3 inches outside. Not sure but Spe said there were like 70 aftershocks.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2008 05:22PM by barry.