Post by breakmydreams on Feb 27, 2010 21:08:23 GMT -5
Massive quake hits Chile, triggers tsunami
At least 214 dead; big waves splash ashore in Pacific countries
NBC, msnbc.com and news services
updated 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
SANTIAGO, Chile - A monstrous earthquake pummeled Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, hospitals, bridges and highways and spawning a tsunami that splashed potentially dangerous waves ashore in countries across the Pacific.
At least 214 people were killed in the magnitude-8.8 quake, one of the strongest ever recorded, Interior Minister Edmundo Perez said.
Newly built apartment buildings slumped and fell. Flames devoured a prison. Millions of people fled into streets darkened by the failure of power lines. The collapse of bridges tossed and crushed cars and trucks.
Read more here.
At least 214 dead; big waves splash ashore in Pacific countries
NBC, msnbc.com and news services
updated 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
SANTIAGO, Chile - A monstrous earthquake pummeled Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, hospitals, bridges and highways and spawning a tsunami that splashed potentially dangerous waves ashore in countries across the Pacific.
At least 214 people were killed in the magnitude-8.8 quake, one of the strongest ever recorded, Interior Minister Edmundo Perez said.
Newly built apartment buildings slumped and fell. Flames devoured a prison. Millions of people fled into streets darkened by the failure of power lines. The collapse of bridges tossed and crushed cars and trucks.
Read more here.