Volcano ash causes chaos in Australia

More than 120,000 air passengers in Australia are expected to face travel disruption as the ash cloud from a Chilean volcano drifts across the south of the country.



Airlines Qantas and Virgin have already cancelled all flights into and out of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.



Last week, tens of thousands of people were stranded as airlines grounded flights, and now the ash has returned.



The ash cloud is reported to be hovering between 20,000 and 40,000 feet, making it too low for airlines to fly under it.



Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman Peter Gibson said hundreds of thousands of passengers would be affected across the country because of the flight disruption.