Chile Earthquake
The Latin American quake was 500 times more powerful than the one that leveled Port-au-Prince. Joshua Robinson on how rescue workers now sifting the rubble can learn from Haiti’s experience.
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Rescue workers recover the body of an earthquake victim from a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
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A woman carries goods during looting a supermarket in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
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Police officers detain a man during looting in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
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People, amidst tear gas, run away from police officers during looting in Concepcion, Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
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People wait for supplies in front of a supermarket in Concepcion, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
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A man rides a motorcycle on a road in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, inundated with seawater on Feb. 28, 2010, after tsunami waves triggered by a massive earthquake in Chile reached wide coastal areas of Japan's Pacific side. Japan observed waves as high as 1.45 meters.
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Houses near a port in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, are inundated with seawater after tsunami waves triggered by a massive earthquake in Chile reached wide coastal areas of Japan's Pacific side.
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A police officer and residents carry a body from a destroyed house in Talca, Chile, some 275 kilometers south of Santiago on Saturday, February 27, 2010 after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile. 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.
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A resident sits on the debris of a collapsed house in the city of Talca, some 275 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile.
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Rescue workers search for victims and survivors after an apartment complex collapsed during an earthquake in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter. A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific.
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This image provided by TVN shows a building totally engulfed in flames in Concepcion, Chile following the earthquake early Saturday February 27, 2010.
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An injured person is carried away on a vehicle in Talca, Chile, after a powerful earthquake struck the country.
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A police officer controls the traffic near an elevated highway that collapsed in Santiago, following a powerful earthquake in central Chile.
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Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed during the earthquake near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt.
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People observe a highway and cars destroyed by an earthquake in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter.
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Residents of Talca stand aside the body of a dead man lying under the rubble of a collapsed house in the city of Talca, some 275 kilometers south of Santiago. At least 82 people were killed in the quake.
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A woman sits in front a quake-damaged house in Talca, Chile.
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Dr. Vindell Hus reviews earthquake and tsunami data at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Saturday, February 27, 2010 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Hawaii is under a tsunami warning, with waves expected to strike around 4 p.m. EST.
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Dean Collins, of Anderson, S.C., ties down his luggage on the roof of a sport-utility vehicle in front of a hotel early Saturday morning, Feb. 27, 2010, in the Waikiki area of Honolulu. People living in the coastal areas of Hawaii have been asked to evacuate in anticipation of an expected tsunami triggered by the earthquake.
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