But for a kid from Chile..
a volcano is about national pride and being a survivor.
A boy holds a national flag while being evacuated from Futaleufu, 1300 kms south of Santiago. Ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spread across a growing swathe of South America on Wednesday, forcing flight cancellations across much of Argentina and threatening to blanket more towns in Argentina and Chile. (AFP/File/Christian Brown)