A powerful earthquake in Chile measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale killed as many as 85 people and the figure is sure go up. Check out the Chile Earthquake Video
Experts believe that The Chile Earthquake is 50 times more powerful than the Haiti Earthquake which took 200000 lives.
The capital’s international airport was forced to close, a highway bridge collapsed and chunks of buildings fell into the street. The Chile Earthquake has sparked off a tsunami that threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean – roughly a quarter of the globe.
It is the most powerful quake to hit the country in a half-century: In the second city of Concepcion trucks plunged into the fractured earth, homes fell, bridges collapsed and buildings were engulfed in flames. Injured people lay in the streets or on stretchers.
Many roads were destroyed and electricity and water were cut to many areas.
There was still no word of death or damage from many outlying areas that were cut off by the quake that struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. EST, 0634 GMT) 200 miles (325 kilometers) southwest of Santiago.
Experts warned that a tsunami could strike anywhere in the Pacific, and Hawaii could face its largest waves since 1964 starting at 11:19 a.m. (4:19 p.m. EST, 2119 GMT),
The capital’s international airport was forced to close, a highway bridge collapsed and chunks of buildings fell into the street. (AFP)
SANTIAGO: A devastating magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, shattering buildings and bridges, killing at least 85 people and setting off a tsunami that threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean – roughly a quarter of the globe.
Reuters reported that Chile’s President says that more than 85 people have died in the massive quake.
Chilean TV showed devastating images of the most powerful quake to hit the country in a half-century: In the second city of Concepcion trucks plunged into the fractured earth, homes fell, bridges collapsed and buildings were engulfed in flames. Injured people lay in the streets or on stretchers.
Many roads were destroyed and electricity and water were cut to many areas.
There was still no word of death or damage from many outlying areas that were cut off by the quake that struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. EST, 0634 GMT) 200 miles (325 kilometers) southwest of Santiago.
Experts warned that a tsunami could strike anywhere in the Pacific, and Hawaii could face its largest waves since 1964 starting at 11:19 a.m. (4:19 p.m. EST, 2119 GMT), according to Charles McCreery, director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
