Ash closes Argentinian airport

A CLOUD of ash caused by a volcano in Chile has closed an airport in neighbouring Argentina just days after it had reopened.

According to the BBC, the closure of the airport in Bariloche comes three days after flights had resumed following a seven-month suspension due to the ash. The reopening had been welcomed by local media with triumphant headlines. Bariloche and nearby towns have seen visitor numbers drop sharply since the Puyehue volcano erupted in June. Airlines cancelled all flights flying in and out of Bariloche in Patagonia, on Monday. Bariloche, and nearby Villa la Angostura and San Martin de los Andes are popular destinations for people wanting to ski in winter, and go trekking and fishing in summer. But the lack of flights has badly hit the tourism industry in the area.