Dust and ash several feet thick smothered the fertile soil, rendering southern Japan uninhabitable for two centuries.

几英尺厚的灰尘和火山灰使肥沃的土壤窒息，致使日本南部两个世纪内都无法居住。

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International flights to and from Argentina and Uruguay have been disrupted again by a huge ash cloud caused by an ongoing volcanic eruption in southern Chile.

进出阿根廷和乌拉圭的国际航班因智利南部一座火山持续喷发所形成巨大的火山灰云层而再次被扰乱。

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Latest reports say the ash cloud has now reached southern Egypt and Sudan, and is heading towards Saudi Arabia.

最新报道称，火山灰现在已经抵达埃及南部和苏丹，正在向沙特阿拉伯飘动。

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And Flynn says the cloud is spreading. "The southern part of Europe is for the most part clear (OMITTED) but the volcanic ash cloud is anticipated to extend slightly further south and eastward during this night."

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The problem is being caused by a continuing eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in southern Iceland, which is pumping volcanic ash high into the atmosphere.

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