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Clinton ferrying satellite gear to quake-hit Chile (AP)

March 1st, 2010

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she’s bringing 20 satellite phones and a technician with her when she visits earthquake-damaged Chile on Tuesday.

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Chile troops, police attack post-quake looting (AP)

March 1st, 2010

Rosa Neira, 36, stands in front of a damaged house after an earthquake in Pelluhue, some 322 kms, about 200 miles, southwest of Santiago, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - Security forces said Monday they arrested dozens of people for violating curfew after looters sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city and Chile’s earthquake toll surpassed 700.…

Chile quake death toll over 700 as rescue ramps up (AP)

March 1st, 2010

A man carries goods during looting in a supermarket in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/ Aliosha Marquez)AP - Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile’s earthquake toll surpassed 700. President…

Man, daughter fall 13 floors in Chile quake (AP)

March 1st, 2010

People look at a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)AP - When their 13th-floor apartment began to shake, Alberto Rozas pulled his 7-year-old daughter into the bathroom doorway and waited for it to stop.


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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up (AP)

February 28th, 2010

People look at a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers to quell looting. The death toll climbed…

Chile appeals for aid as quake toll surpasses 700 (AP)

February 28th, 2010

A woman stands in front of a damaged house after an earthquake in Pelluhue, some 322 kms, about 200 miles, southwest of Santiago, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. A 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - Chile’s president sent the army to help police attack looting on Sunday and appealed for international help in the wake of an earthquake that shattered cities and killed at…

Rescuers struggle to save lives after Chile quake (AP)

February 28th, 2010

Firemen work on a destroyed building in Concepcion, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, after a devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Rescuers edged their way toward residents trapped in a toppled apartment block early Sunday and survivors huddled around bonfires in the rubble of their homes as the death…

Chile was ready for quake, Haiti wasn’t (AP)

February 28th, 2010

People walk in the rubble left by last month's earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. A magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti last Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - The earthquake in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month — yet the death toll in this Caribbean nation is magnitudes higher.


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Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever (AP)

February 28th, 2010

A collapsed bridge over the Claro river is seen near the town of Camarico, Chile,  some 112 miles (180 kilometers ) south of Santiago Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. The quake hit 200 miles (325 kilometers) southwest of the capital and the epicenter was just 70 miles (115 kilometers) from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP - One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans…

Tsunami from Chile quake reaches Japan (AP)

February 28th, 2010

AP - The first tsunami from Chile’s earthquake has hit Japan’s outlying islands, but the initial waves are small.

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