Chile quake death toll exceeds 400
The death toll in Chile’s earthquake has risen to
over 400, an official at the the country’s National Emergency Office
was quoted as saying by Reuters on Sunday. An earthquake measuring
8.8 on the Richter scale hit southern Chile early Saturday,
triggering tsunamis as well as communications and power breakup.
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Chile quake death toll exceeds 300
More than 300 people have been reportedly killed
in Chile after a 8.8-magnitude megaquake hit the country on
Saturday, the national emergency office said. The Chilean National
Emergency Office (Onemi) said earlier on Saturday that the death
toll from the massive earthquake in the morning was 214. The
country’s national emergency office said the latest figure has risen
to more than 300.
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