A chill down Chile’s spine

By: Staff | March 2, 2010 | | No Comments

vIndianz.com (2 Mar, 2010) — The 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early on Saturday leaving many dead and adder number homeless. The quake hit 325 kilometers southwest of the capital city of Santiago and the epicenter was just 15 kilometers from Concepcion, Chile’s second-largest city. Take a look as these images paint a worrisome picture.

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Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed during the earthquake near Santiago are seen overturned after the quake struck.

(Source: AP)

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A truck passes a damaged way near San Rafael, some 216 kilometers south of Santiago, after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile. (Source: AP)

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A man looks at a collapsed road in Santiago. (Source: AP)

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Men remove a door frame from earthquake debris in Concepcion, southern Chile. (Source: AP)

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A man walks past the debris in Santiago. (Source: AFP)

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Rescue workers enter a building through a hole in the wall in Concepcion. (Source: AFP)

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Passers-by look at the remains of a building split in half in Concepcion. (Source: AFP)

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