Posted on 02/27/2010 4:02:22 AM PST by wafflehouse
SANTIAGO, Chile – Chile's government says 76 people are confirmed dead in a giant earthquake that has collapsed buildings and set off a tsunami. The death toll comes from the deputy interior minister, Patricio Rosende. His boss, Edmundo Perez Yoma says: "the death toll will continue rising." The magnitude-8.8 earthquake has caused a huge wave that reached a populated area in the Robinson Crusoe Islands off the Chilean coast. Tsunami warnings have been issued over a wide area, including South America, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Russia and many Pacific islands. The earthquake struck early Saturday. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, killing at least 64 people, collapsing buildings and setting off a tsunami. A huge wave reached a populated area in the Robinson Crusoe Islands, 410 miles (660 kilometers) off the Chilean coast, said President Michele Bachelet. Tsunami warnings were issued over a wide area, including South America, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Russia and many Pacific islands. "It has been a devastating earthquake," Interior Minister Edmundo Perez Yoma told reporters. He said at least 64 people have been killed, and "the death toll will continue rising." Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile.
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Bush’s fault!
Seems like a lot of earthquakes lately. If I were in California I’d be pretty nervous.
Praying for all............
I think the west coast of the United States better keep it's head up!
Prayers for those who live in Japan and Chile.
Is it just me or does anybody else see the hand of God behind all of this?
At the very least I see plate tectonics behind it.
Chavez sees the US and their earthquake machine behind them all.....
Its 3:20am here in Alaska, I went online 10 minutes ago, it appeared to me that the internet is having major connection problems, took me 10 minutes just to get here to post this.
Nothing here on a tsunami warning, looking at the Hawaii report now.
What happens along the ring of fire happens here.
Ring of fire.
I’m blaming Johnny Cash this time but I’m keeping an eye on Bush just in case.
Not to diminish the tragedy of the situation, but I sense another drain on the U.S. Treasury coming up.
Well, there is THAT too I guess. :^)
Looks like the whole planet is starting to move around a LOT!
Has there ever been a time in recorded history that there have been so many LARGE earthquakes happening so close in time?
I of 40 years can't remember hearing of three 7.0 or higher earthquakes just months, or in this case DAYS from each other.
“Chavez sees the US and their earthquake machine behind them all..... “
Well, it can’t be Cheney this time, he’s in the hospital.
Prepare for more of your tax dollars to be sent off-shore again...
Prepare for more of your tax dollars to be sent off-shore again...
global warming
“Seems like a lot of earthquakes lately. If I were in California I’d be pretty nervous.”
I watch them on the USGS site. There’s around 1200 right now in the U.S. It’s been unusually high lately and it’s really been shaking around Yellowstone.
Smart move......Johnny does seem a little shifty.
Yup.
I think the west coast of the United States better keep it's head up!
More to the point, I'm going to make sure my earthquake kit is up to date tomorrow. I'm putting that off no longer!
Prayers for those who live in Japan and Chile.
Absolutely!
Is it just me or does anybody else see the hand of God behind all of this?
Absolutely NOT! It's all about the earth's large molten core, way larger than normal due to the collision we apparently took during the formation of the moon.
And it impacts horrible, so-so, good, and great people equally.
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