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RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile
All tsunami alerts/warnings have been cancelled by now throughout the world afaik.

So far, 708 deaths have been reported and the number is expected to rise further. Santiago hasnt been damaged that much, mostly downtown where there are older buildingings.
So, hopefully, it's not that bad over here. i mean, we got power back after 2 hours and i could even get online by then :P. The airport's working, 3 lines of the metro are working already, supermarkets are all open, etc.

Most of the damage was done to smaller towns and in Concepcion, the second to largest city in Chile, where the earthquake hit with a magnitude of ~9 (in Santiago, it was 8). They still have no water not electricity, but they're working on it and hopefully they'll have it back soon.

quote:
"About 1.5 million homes have been damaged. Most of the collapsed buildings were of older design - including many historic structures."

quote:
"One US risk assessor, Eqecat, put the value of the damage at between $15bn and $30bn (£9.8bn-£19.6bn)."

So far we haven't requested international assistance so i guess we're fine :P

quote:
"Chile has so far not requested foreign assistance, saying it can handle the immediate relief effort.

Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez said Chile did not want aid offers to be "a distraction", adding: "Any aid that arrives without having been determined to be needed really helps very little." "

Although our president did say that we could accept some of the offers at some point :P

quote:
"In Chile, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday has so far killed more than 700 people. On January 12, a less powerful earthquake, one measuring 7.0, killed more than 200,000 in Haiti.

The difference in those death tolls comes from building construction and technology, scientists and engineers have said. In Haiti, buildings were constructed quickly and cheaply. Chile, a richer and more industrialized nation, adheres to more stringent building codes."

This post was edited on 03-03-2010 at 12:23 AM by Chrono.
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8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by tony on 02-27-2010 at 03:38 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by andrey on 02-27-2010 at 03:45 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Chris4 on 02-27-2010 at 03:49 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by tony on 02-27-2010 at 03:50 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by prashker on 02-27-2010 at 04:07 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Chrono on 02-27-2010 at 04:35 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by L. Coyote on 02-27-2010 at 05:15 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Thor on 02-27-2010 at 05:20 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by prashker on 02-27-2010 at 05:39 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by foaly on 02-27-2010 at 05:40 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by billyy on 02-27-2010 at 06:02 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Weyzza on 02-27-2010 at 06:16 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by gif83 on 02-27-2010 at 06:54 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by CookieRevised on 02-27-2010 at 10:00 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Chrono on 02-27-2010 at 10:43 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by blessedguy on 02-27-2010 at 10:51 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by prashker on 02-27-2010 at 11:26 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by CookieRevised on 02-27-2010 at 11:27 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Joa on 02-27-2010 at 11:28 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by CookieRevised on 02-27-2010 at 11:35 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Th3rmal on 02-27-2010 at 11:39 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Chrono on 02-27-2010 at 11:39 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by L. Coyote on 02-27-2010 at 11:41 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by andrey on 02-27-2010 at 11:42 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Chrono on 02-27-2010 at 11:44 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Panachiba on 02-28-2010 at 06:05 AM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Eddie on 02-28-2010 at 02:36 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Chrono on 02-28-2010 at 09:18 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by djdannyp on 02-28-2010 at 09:32 PM
RE: 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile - by Pr0xY on 03-08-2010 at 02:49 AM
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