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Volcano erupts twice

Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted several times Thursday, spewing a cloud of ash more than 19-kilometer high - meaning it could drop ash on Anchorage for the first time since the volcano began erupting Sunday night. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said two large eruptions were followed by five to 10 smaller ones. The largest eruption caused a mud flow into the Drift River.

(China Daily 03/28/2009 page11)