- Title: CHILE: Santiago flyover destroyed after massive earthquake strikes
- Date: 28th February 2010
- Summary: SANTIAGO, CHILE (FEBRUARY 27, 2010) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DESTROYED FLYOVER IN SANTIAGO DAMAGED CARS UPSIDE-DOWN IN STREET VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC GOING PAST DAMAGED FLYOVER VARIOUS OF DAMAGED CARS, LYING UPSIDE-DOWN IN STREET MORE OF DAMAGED FLYOVER VARIOUS OF CAR HANGING FROM DAMAGED FLYOVER
- Embargoed: 15th March 2010 12:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Chile
- Country: Chile
- Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
- Reuters ID: LVA1HEMMGG202Q1GO055SE3EGI0G
- Story Text: A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday (February 27), killing at least 82 people, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific.
In the capital Santiago, a large flyover collapsed after the earthquake struck, hurling cars into the streets below.
Tsunami warnings were posted around the Pacific, including the U.S. state of Hawaii, Japan and Russia.
Interior Minister Edmundo Perez said 82 people were confirmed dead, and that more deaths were possible, but he didn't expect the toll to rise much higher. Telephone and power lines were down, making it difficult to assess the full extent of the damage close to the epicenter.
Chile is the world's No. 1 copper producer, and the quake halted operations at two major mines.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck 70 miles (115 km) northeast of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles (35 km) at 3:34 a.m. (0634 GMT).
The capital Santiago, about 200 miles (320 km) north of the epicenter, was also badly hit. The international airport was closed for at least 24 hours as the quake destroyed passenger walkways and shook glass out of doors and windows. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None