[REDWOOD99]

Whoa.

[proudofthesouth]

OMG. Prayers sent.

Any word on that Chilean island that was supposedly wiped out yesterday by a tsunami?

[freedomwarrior998]

I’m seeing various places report a population of 6,414.

[calex59]

Link to an article or did you see this in a dream?(sorry, couldn’t resist being cute). I would like a link though if that is possible.

[freedomwarrior998]

[pillut48]

I found a snippet and pic in French, had google translate it, hope this works: http://tinyurl.com/yfc5jbe

[AirForceMom]

Some photos, very sad.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8541861.stm

[Gay State Conservative]

Yikes!

[Gay State Conservative]

I recall having seen a documentary somewhere (Nova,National Geographic,Discovery Channel,etc) saying that the Chilean coast is so tenuous...geologically speaking....that it wasn't a matter of *if* a cataclysmic earthquake/tsunami would occur there but *when*.

[wardaddy]

Back in my day there was a remote island off Chile's coast to the south that had an indig tribe of serious black magic Indian worshiping traditions and were rather primitive.

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[derekr44]

I served as an LDS missionary in Constitucion, the town just north of Pellehue. This hurts to see the devastation for these people. My heart is full for them.

[GonzoGOP]

Was there any chance to evacuate, or did these poor people get caught by surprise. IOW are we looking a property damage, that can be repaired, or thousands of dead, that can never be made right.

[KevinDavis]

I saw somewhere that an island literally disappeared is that true???

[neodad]

My last deployment in the Navy included visits in Chile. Beautiful country.

[lainie]

http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2010/02/28/in-resort-town-waves-swept-beachside-houses-up-the-mountainside/

WSJ article says severely hit, but doesn’t say washed away. At least not anymore.

[DNME]

I sure hope all you folks along the Pacific Northwest coast have your skeedaddle plans updated and good to go! Seismic activity seems to be on the uptick lately!

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers lifted

[left that other site]

My heart goes out to our S. American neighbors who are suffering.

Prayers for all those in the quake zone!

[EBH]

A firehouse stands intact on the coast close to the epicenter of an earthquake that generated waves flooding many towns to the north and south, in Pelluhue February 28, 2010.