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By Antonio de la Jara
ABOVE CHAITEN VOLCANO, Chile (Reuters) - Looking down over the ash cloud soaring from Chaiten volcano in southern Chile, the whole area is carpeted in white and experts say the eruption that began last week could last for months.
Ash that has reached as far as Argentina continued to spew for a sixth day on Wednesday, disrupting flights to the southern Patagonia region with no sign of a let-up.
"According to experts, the (ash cloud) is less dense, which could indicate a lower probability of it exploding more intensely, but it's just a hypothesis," Sergio Galilea, the top government official in Chile's southern lake region told Reuters during a flight over the erupting volcano.
He said some animals left behind in the ash were confirmed dead. From above, the waters of a fjord that Chaiten sits on and a river were white with ash.
The surprise eruption of the long dormant 3,280-foot (1,000-meter) Chaiten volcano has forced the evacuation within a 30-mile (50-km) radius of the volcano, including more than 4,500 residents of Chaiten six miles from it.
Nonetheless, distraught residents evacuated from nearby towns say they yearn to return as soon as possible.
"Everything is so uncertain," said Patricio Ide, 40, who was evacuated from the remote village of Chaiten to Puerto Montt, 125 miles away from the volcano.
"This could last a month, three months, maybe we can never return. We are so worried," the mechanic said through tears. A coating of ash over 6 inches thick has built up in places and has contaminated ground water supplies.

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