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Wikinews interviews Diego Grez, Chilean earthquake survivor

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:44:28 GMT

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Diego Grez.

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, causing significant damage throughout parts of the country. Diego Grez (a Wikinews correspondent by the pen name MisterWiki) was in Pichilemu at the time of the quake. Four days after the quake, Peter Coti, also a Wikinews contributor, was able to chat with Mr. Grez about what happened Saturday morning.

Interview [edit]

Peter CotiWhat is the status of power, gas and water?

Diego GrezThe electricity was restored last night, after more than 3 days without radio, cellphone or TV, in a few words, without communication. There was never any problem with the gas or water here in Pichilemu, but there are a near town called Bucalemu that has been 4 days without any of those.

PCHow is the government responding in your area?

DGIt has been slow. Mainly, I was surprised because the mayor of the city was not here during the quake. He was far away and he have got here in Sunday. We didn't receive food until yesterday. The people was very scared and the government hasn't been seen after the quake. I went quickly to the nearest hill, to be safe of a possible tsunami without help of anyone.

The Arturo Prat Square before and now. Note those kiosks, that were completely destroyed after the earthquake and the tsunami.
Image: Diego Grez via Flickr.

PCWhat is going on right now?

DGWe are on the hill right now, far away from my house. I'm very worried about my house.

PCIs the infrastructure stable?

DGYes. Fortunately, the most of the Pichilemu houses are secure including mine.

PCAre there a lot of people on the hill with you?

DGYes. But every day that passes there are less.

PCCan you summarize what happened to you during the quake?

DGI was sleeping. My Dad came down from the second floor and said to my Mom that it was a shake. I have to say that my Dad was very scared. My mom went out with my dad. The shake didn't stopped and then they called me and my sister. The house moved from side to side. I really thought it was going to fall. It was 3 or 4 minutes long. After it, when we wanted to go back for cellphone, a radio and clothes (we all were in pajamas), then some aftershocks took place. We then ran the car and changed. Outside there were many other people running to the nearest hill, called Cerro (Hill) La Cruz. The La Cruz Hill was flooded with cars and people crying. It was really a sad situation. In addition of that, people was looting cars. And the people was urinating and excreting anywhere. The hill became very dirty. We stayed on the hill until the day before yesterday. We went to our house. And there didn't happened anything. Just a glass was broken. A strong aftershock happened and we ran away again. Now there's no problem to be there. I can happily say that we had no further problems.

PC Is the local hospital operational?

DGThe ill people were taken to a high school, because of the risk of a new tsunami, but they were taken back soon.

PCThank you for your time and I wish you and your country good luck in the recovery process.

DGThank you.

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Equipo el Rancahuaso. "Terremoto en Chile: Fotos e información Bucalemu, Paredones y Pichilemu" — El Rancahuaso, March 3, 2010 (Spanish)
Victor Rebolledo. "Terremoto y tsunami en Chile: Pichilemu devastado" — El Morrocotudo, February 28, 2010 (Spanish)

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Roberto Córdova wins Concertación primary elections in Pichilemu, Chile

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:55:46 GMT

Roberto Córdova won the primary elections. Pictured during an interview in November 2010.
Image: Diego Grez.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Pichilemu, Chile – Incumbent mayor of the Chilean commune of Pichilemu, Roberto Córdova Carreño (Socialist Party) won the primary elections —qualified as "historic" by local newspaper Expreso de la Costa— to choose a unique candidate for mayor representing the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia (Concert of Parties for Democracy) coalition of left-winged parties in the next municipal elections of October 28. The elections were held in the Digna Camilo Aguilar School. Córdova ran against incumbent councillor Andrea Aranda (Party for Democracy).

Anyone inscribed in the poll registry before November 30, 2011 and without membership in non-Concertación parties can participate in the election. Simultaneously, similar elections are were held in thirteen other communes of the O'Higgins Region, including regional capital Rancagua and Santa Cruz.

Both Aranda and Córdova participated on Saturday night in a televised debate hosted by municipal worker Fabricio Cáceres Jorquera in his program Cóctel de Sábado, broadcasted by Canal 3 Pichilemu.

The candidates [edit]

Roberto Córdova

Roberto del Carmen Córdova Carreño is the current mayor of the commune of Pichilemu. He was elected during a city council meeting in September 2009, after Mayor Marcelo Cabrera Martínez was forced to leave office permanently. Córdova is a Performance Engineer in Public Management.

Amongst other things, Córdova had to face the emergency triggered by the 2010 Chile earthquake and the subsequent Pichilemu earthquake. He also inaugurated the renovated Agustín Ross Cultural Centre with then-President Michelle Bachelet.

During his primary campaign, he reportedly visited rural areas such as Rodeíllo with a small group of people. His slogan is "Pichilemu, better every day." ("Pichilemu, cada día mejor.")

As reported by El Expreso de la Costa, he is supported by the regional president of the Party for Democracy (Aranda's party) Leandro Sánchez, and senator Juan Pablo Letelier.

"In this voluntary but necessary election, I invite everyone [to vote] for Pichilemu to be better every day," Córdova said to El Expreso.

Aranda in August 2011, during the Marcha por la Educación Gratuita in Pichilemu.
Image: Diego Grez.

Andrea Aranda

Andrea Natalia Aranda Escudero currently is one of the five councillors of Pichilemu, elected in 2008. She is married to Jorge Vargas, former Mayor of Pichilemu, with whom she has three daughters: Camila, Alicia, and Emilia. She is, by profession, a midwife.

She has been criticized by local media as following in the footsteps of her husband, Jorge Vargas, currently prohibited from active politics following his arrest for bribery.

Additionally, an anonymous editor of El Expreso de la Costa nicknamed Bellaco wrote: "[Aranda] assures her contender is campaigning with municipal funds, somebody asked, does she forget her husband made the same thing years before when he was elected for three terms?"

During her campaign, she visited places such as Cardonal de Panilonco, and organized several meetings with local leaders. Her slogan is "With woman's strength." ("Con fuerza de mujer.")

Aranda wrote in an open letter published in El Expreso de la Costa: "As a woman, I'm sensitive to human necessity, and brave to defend the cause of family. My commitment is to work, providing all my capacities, for concrete works and materialization of dreams with you."

Results [edit]

The primary elections were held at Digna Camilo Aguilar School.
Image: Diego Grez.

At 19:12 local time (22:12 UTC), regional newspaper El Pulso reported Córdova won the election, on Twitter.

The final results, as published by local TV channel Canal 3 Pichilemu on Twitter, are the following:

Roberto Córdova - 1,903 (73.1%)
Andrea Aranda - 699 (23.9%)
Total votes - 2,602 (100%)

Andrea Aranda said she "will continue to work for the people" and accused she was "the victim of a campaign of terror" against her. She later personally congratulated Roberto Córdova, who said "the election leaves several morals to local democracy," and announced he would make an appeareance in Los Navegantes "to thank those who voted for him and those who did not."

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Washington Saldías. "Ciudadanía definirá este domingo los candidatos de la Concertación para las municipales" — Pichilemu News, March 31, 2012 (Spanish)
Félix Calderón. "El Expreso de la Costa Marzo 2012" — El Expreso de la Costa, March 16, 2012 (Spanish)
Washington Saldías. "Pichilemu: partió carrera municipal para acceder a la alcaldía y al concejo" — Pichilemu News, February 5, 2012 (Spanish)

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Debate between Aranda and Córdova on Cóctel de Sábado (UStream) (Spanish)

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Fire in Pichilemu, Chile kills family of five

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:50:49 GMT

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The burnt home on Monday morning.
Image: Diego Grez.

A family of four adults and one minor has been reported dead after the house they were inhabiting in the city of Pichilemu, in Chile was allegedly intentionally set on fire on Sunday morning.

The fire was reported for the first time at around 8:00 AM local time (11:00 UTC). The house was located in Dionisio Acevedo Street, in front of the Inmaculada Concepción Catholic Church of Pichilemu. According to eyewitnesses, it was "intentionally caused by a group of drunken teenagers." Another eyewitness said it was "the greatest fire she ever saw in Pichilemu. It was a real hell."

The owner said she was "extremely upset." "I did not rent the home to anyone, now I have nothing, I came for the money, but they aren't here it seems," she told live radio. Mayor Roberto Córdova told Radio Somos Pichilemu presenter Esteban Araneda "it was highly doubtful [the owner] wasn't aware these persons were inhabiting the home. It's a great tragedy for the Pichileminian and couldn't pass unnoticed."

Officials said the bodies have not yet been identified. The police haven't been able to contact their respective relatives.

Dozens of people gathered outside the burnt house during Sunday afternoon. It is believed that the fire affected at least five other homes.

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"Five Die in Fire in Southern Chile" — Latin American Herald Tribune, October 31, 2011

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Brazilian surfer wins world championship in Pichilemu, Chile

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:38:17 GMT

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Promotional poster of the world championship.
Image: Quiksilver.

Attendants to the Quiksilver ceremonial, looking forwards to the Punta de Lobos rocks.
Image: Diego Grez.

The fourteenth Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos Big Wave Invitational surf championship took place on Saturday in the Chilean city of Pichilemu, often called the "Capital of the Surf." In this year's competition, 24 surfers from countries such as South Africa, Peru, Chile, the United States, and Argentina participated in the championship, including Pichileminians Ramón Navarro and Cristian Merelló, and Hawaiian Köhl Christensen. The surfers competed for a US$20,000 prize.

Background [edit]

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos has been a tradition since 1998. Christensen won that championship, and has regularly participated in it since then, according to La Tercera. "If [the Chilean waves] weren't that good, I wouldn't come back. They're powerful, that's what makes of Chile a great place to train," Christensen told La Tercera.

The competition was scheduled to take place sometime between April 1 and May 31; it was confirmed to take place on May 28 by Gary Linden, the Big Wave World Tour Contest Director. "We are excited to kick off the 2011 Big Wave World Tour with the third annual Quiksilver Ceremonial. [...] It looks like patience is going to pay off as we are expecting surf in the 30 to 40 foot range with light winds and good lighting making for the perfect start to season," Linden said.

"The Quiksilver Ceremonial is one of the world's most anticipated big wave events, featuring some of the best waves and skilled surfers from around the globe," Hawaiian media Aloha Update reported. Carlos Ferrer, marketing manager of Quiksilver Chile, said: "This championship has managed to put itself as one of the great dates of the worldwide surfing scene. It is of international class."

Mayor of Pichilemu Roberto Córdova with the championship organizers on Thursday.
Image: Pichilemu city hall.

On Thursday, Mayor of Pichilemu Roberto Córdova reunited with organizers of the ceremonial, Carlos Ferrer, Gary Linden, and Ricardo Parot from Wetfly Productions, at the Pichilemu city hall. "The mayor reiterates his commitment to the community with these kinds of events in the low-season as they are great attractions that help support Pichilemu's tourism industry," city hall representatives said on its Facebook profile.

Many people visited Punta de Lobos on Friday, as the surfers were practicing. "There was great expectation in Punta de Lobos yesterday [on Friday]," La Tercera reported. "It has arrived the same amount of people coming a long holiday weekend to Pichilemu, but this time, only to see the championship," director of surf magazine Glass.cl Rodrigo Farías told the newspaper. Farías also told La Tercera that during last year's ceremonial there were waves eight-meters high, and "[Saturday]'s waves are expected to be more ordained." He predicted that it would be "a bit cloudy, and there will be more time between one wave and another, so there could be more tubes, which will be much better visually."

The championship [edit]

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Video footage of the first stage of the semi finals of the Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos.
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The surfers dropped into the sea to begin the championship at 07:30 local time (11:30 UTC). It is estimated that least two thousand people from Chile and other countries attended the event throughout the day. A helicopter flew overhead at Punta de Lobos, recording and photographing the surfers and attendants. The attendants were given free fruit juice, fruits, as well as Red Bull drinks at the end of the day.

The 24 competing surfers were: Köhl Christensen, Carlos Burle, Marcos Monteiro, Peter Mel, Chris Bertish, Ramón Navarro, Diego Medina, Cristian Merello, Rusty Long, Grant "Twiggy" Baker, Fernando Zegers, Reinaldo Ibarra, Greg Long, Gabriel Villarán, Jamie Sterling, Anthony Taschnick, Mark Healey, Kealii Mamala, Jaimie Mitchell, Danilo Couto, Sebastian de Romana, León Vicuña, and Matías López.

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos was broadcasted live in HD quality for the first time in the championship's history through its official website. The footage included underwater shots.

The championship lasted until 17:30 local time (21:30 UTC), and the results were as follows:

#	Name	Country	Score
1	Marcos Monteiro	Brazil	21.17
2	Ramón Navarro	Chile	19.32
3	Gabriel Villarán	Peru	14.81
4	Köhl Christiensen	USA	2.00
5	Cristián Merelló	Chile	0.00
5	Greg Long	USA	0.00

"Viva Brazil! Firstly I want to thank God, because everyone's okay and nobody got injured. I also want to thank the residents of Pichilemu for giving us good vibes and to the jet-skis pilots, who worked hard all day. I knew this day was going to come," Marcos Monteiro, the winning surfer said shortly after the championship ended during a press conference.

The Big World Tour's next stop is Pico Alto, Peru, on July 1.

Photographs [edit]

It is estimated that at least two thousand people visited Pichilemu and Punta de Lobos to watch the Quiksilver championship.
Image: Diego Grez.

People arriving at Punta de Lobos to watch the championship.
Image: Diego Grez.

There were several rescuers at sea.
Image: Diego Grez.

Partial view of the Punta de Lobos beach.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.

Billowing flags of several countries, representing the competing surfers.
Image: Diego Grez.

There was a skate ramp, where local skaters could play. In the picture, from left to right, local skaters Demetrio Vidueira, Matías Herman, and Jacob Soto.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.

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Howard, Jake. "Brazil's Marcos Monteiro wins 2011 Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos" — ESPN, May 28, 2011
Press Release: "Con olas gigantes de hasta 9 metros finaliza el Ceremonial Quiksilver Punta de Lobos" — Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile, May 28, 2011 (Spanish)
Redação Waves. "Monteiro no topo do Chile" — Terra.com.br, May 28, 2011 (Portuguese)
Meruane, Tamara. "Estrellas mundiales del surf esperan hoy olas de nueve metros en Punta de Lobos" — La Tercera, May 28, 2011 (Spanish)
Vossman, Erik. "Quiksilver Punta de Lobos Big Wave is On" — Aloha Update, May 23, 2011

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Paraguayan ambassador to Chile visits Pichilemu hacienda after 'slavery' controversy

Sat, 28 May 2011 17:13:57 GMT

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Barracks on the San Antonio de Petrel farm in Pichilemu.
Image: Diego Grez.

Paraguayan Ambassador to Chile Terumi Matsuo visited Pichilemu as a denouncement of trafficking of persons from Paraguay in the Pichileminian hacienda of San Antonio de Petrel, currently property of politician Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera, prompted an investigation. The investigation is being conducted by the Government of Cardenal Caro Province, and the Immigration Department of the Investigations Police of Chile (PDI). Errázuriz Talavera is also known by its nickname, Fra Fra.

Paraguayan media was the first to report that a 'slavery regime' was taking place in the former presidential candidate's hacienda, after former workers 'managed to escape' from there. According to Pichilemu News, it was reported that the workers "were only given one meal daily, and salty water," and "[Errázuriz] had promised to give them 750US$, about 350,000 Chilean pesos as salary." Pichilemu News also reported that at least 150 persons were victims of the 'slavery regime', as it has been called by the Paraguayan media.

Matsuo arrived at Pichilemu at 11:00 local time (15:00 UTC) on Saturday, and after reuniting with the governor of Cardenal Caro Julio Ibarra Maldonado, both went to the Cabañas Santa Irene, where the affected Paraguayans were staying. According to Jorge Nasser's Radio Entre Olas, the ambassador "invited the workers to the [Pichilemu] municipal gymnasium for a meeting, in order to coordinate the actions to get them back to their country of origin or, as some have preferred, to stay in Chile."

Evelyn Matthei in 2009.

"Nothing surprises me of Mr. Errázuriz, I think the whole country is tired of him too. This man believes he's the owner of Chile, [he's just the] owner of a farm, I think it's not worth it to respond him. But I assure you we are going to fiscalize everything that needs to be fiscalized," Minister of Labor and Social Providence Evelyn Matthei told Radio Universo on Tuesday. According to Matthei, "six Paraguayans and one Brazilian" were found at the Petrel hacienda, "working without a contract and without proof of payment." "It's totally and absolutely unacceptable to bring undocumented workers [here], to have them working without a contract and to not know if they have been paid or not. We aren't going to accept that," Matthei added.

Photograph taken near the entrance to Pichilemu, looking forwards to San Antonio de Petrel vineyards, on April 16, 2011.
Image: Diego Grez.

In response to actions taken by the Chilean government, Francisco Javier Errázuriz wrote an open letter on Tuesday which he sent to several media outlets in Chile, titled "A la ministra Evelyn Matthei y a los chilenos" ("To Minister Evelyn Matthei and the Chileans"). "Matthei argues that the Ministry of Interior has denied that I knew the income situation of the Paraguayans, in circumstances that I have stamped letters from that ministry [which would demonstrate] they always helped to facilitate the arrival of those citizens from a sister nation, which then would be hired and may assist in the development of Chile, [I was] even recommended that the Ministry of Interior would give them the MERCOSUR visa, because it's quicker, and [they] instructed that way the Governor of Pichilemu [sic]," Errázuriz said in the letter. Errázuriz also accused Matthei of being racist towards immigrants: "The Labor Minister does not want immigrants to work in Chile to strengthen our motherland. [She] demonstrates with that that her roots aren't found here —but in the origin country of her family—, which isn't Chile, and that she as descendant of German immigrants, the 'jus sanguinis' prevails over the 'jus soli'."

The Labor Department fined more than 14,000,000CLP (30,002 USD) to the company of Francisco Javier Errázuriz, Frutales y Viñedos Errázuriz Ovalle, on Thursday. María Cecilia Sánchez, Director of Labor, said "the situation is being investigated by the Prosecution Office [Fiscalía]," and that "26 persons who were working at Errázuriz's company were brought back to their origin countries [Brazil and Paraguay], and other 46 are staying at cabañas in Pichilemu." Sánchez added that "[an investigation] needs to be consolidated on what happens in another Francisco Javier Errázuriz's company, Bosques de la Costa S.A."

On Friday, Minister Matthei reunited with Paraguayan Ambassador Matsuo, "who thanked the government efforts to clarify the laboral abuses," El Mercurio reported. "This is a laboral case that ashames us as a country. It really ashames that something like this occurs in Chile," Matthei said. "This is one of the worst things I have seen and what actually happens is that it ashames," she added. Matthei also said Francisco Javier Errázuriz would not be paying anything to the Paraguayans because "they have to pay him firstly, because he brought them [to Chile], and according to himself he trained them."

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"Ministra Matthei y trabajadores paraguayos: "Este caso nos avergüenza como país"" — La Tercera, May 27, 2011 (Spanish)
"Dirección Del Trabajo Cursa Multas Por Más De $ 14 Millones A Empresa De F.J. Errázuriz" — 123.cl, May 26, 2011 (Spanish)
Leal, Christian. "Dura carta de Francisco Javier Errázuriz: desmiente a Gobierno y acusa a Matthei y presidente Piñera" — Radio Bío Bío, May 24, 2011 (Spanish)
"Evelyn Matthei a Francisco Javier Errázuriz: Este señor se cree dueño de Chile" — Pura Noticia, May 24, 2011 (Spanish)
Saldías González, Washington. "Embajadora del Paraguay busca conocer situación de connacionales en Pichilemu" — Pichilemu News, May 21, 2011 (Spanish)

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Surfer dies at beach in Pichilemu, Chile

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:14:55 GMT

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Paulina Tapia (left), near the Punta de Lobos rocks (at the right), in August 2010.
Image: Paulina Constanza Tapia Figueroa's Facebook profile.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Los Navegantes, Pichilemu, Chile – Paulina Constanza Tapia Figueroa, 25, a surfer native to Pichilemu, known worldwide as the "Surf Capital", died on Monday, at Punta de Lobos beach, about seven kilometers south of the city.

Her body was discovered by fishermen in the area, who called Pichilemu Police officers, who along with Homicide Brigade of the Investigations Police of Chile (PDI) officers, arrived at the place and took the body to the Forensic Medical Service offices in San Fernando.

Tapia had been practicing surfing for years, and earlier that day, had been accompanied with her friends. "A shellfish diver of the area noticed a surfboard floating, he approached it and saw that the girl [Tapia] was semisubmerged in the water. After taking her out, he realized she was dead," Juan Reyes, officer of the Homicide Brigade of PDI told Televisión Nacional de Chile.

According to reports, Tapia either died because of a heart attack or after being hit. Third-party participation in her death was ruled out by officers.

"She had a free spirit, she loved nature, and I don't really know what happened to her, a cramp [maybe]," Filippo Tapia, her father, told La Tercera. Josefa Tapia, her 14-year-old sister who is studying at Colegio Preciosa Sangre, seemed very affected by her death after being informed of the situation by school inspectors.

"Your sister will always be watching out and protecting you from heaven, remember the moments you and your family lived with her and that made you happy," a friend of Josefa wrote on her Facebook wall.

Photos, videos, and messages such as "Paulita, rest in peace with love, I'll miss you a lot, great waves and farewell forever," and "My friend, I know you are in a better place having a really good time, you're the best! I love you infinitely!" flooded Paulina Tapia's Facebook wall.

Tapia's body remained in the Forensic Medical Service of San Fernando on Tuesday morning, according to reports. According to Domingo Osorio Figueroa, Paulina Tapia's remains have been veiled since Tuesday's afternoon in the dependencies of Funerales Rodríguez, in Rancagua, capital of O'Higgins Region. A mass will be performed in the Rancagua Sur Catholic Parish, at 11:30 local time (14:30 UTC) on Wednesday, and then she will be buried in Parque Jardín Las Flores, in Machalí.

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"Encuentran cuerpo de joven surfista en Pichilemu" — La Tercera, April 19, 2011 (Spanish)

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Cardenal Caro Province governor: Pichilemu Municipality to leave 107 families homeless

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:21:56 GMT

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Earthquake and tsunami damage in Pichilemu, Chile. File photo.
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File photo of Roberto Córdova, taken in 2010.
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One year and one month after the earthquake that affected most of Chile, and triggered a destructive tsunami throughout its coast, the governor of the Cardenal Caro Province, Julio Ibarra, told El Mercurio Online that the Pichilemu Municipality "did not register, nor conducted inspection visits" to the homes of 107 families affected by the earthquake. Their registration, and the inspection visits are a needed step for those families, in order to request housing subsidies given by the government because of the catastrophe.

"We found a list of persons that had requested inspection visits from the Public Works Department [of the Pichilemu Municipality], and we were surprised to notice that that people were not registered in our system, and that the director of the Public Works Department never visited them. There is a double fault, an absolute abandonment, because the applications for the subsidies are now closed," Julio Ibarra said.

"[...] We have received criticism that we have not advanced in terms of reconstruction, and the responsibility of giving the information [to the government] is the municipality," Ibarra added. The governor gave the detailed information of the families to the General Comptroller of the Republic (Contraloría General de la República), and is requesting special extension of the deadlines for application to the Ministry of Housing.

"We are overdue in the issue of housing reconstruction. [...] The Ministry of Housing did not create a special program for the housing reconstruction, they are using the same programs implemented in 2004, [or] 2005, to try to give a solution to the people," Mayor of Pichilemu, Roberto Córdova, told Wikinews in November 2010.

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"Gobernador denunció "negligencia municipal" que dejaría sin casa a más de cien familias" — La Segunda, March 27, 2011 (Spanish)
Emol. "Gobernador denunció "negligencia municipal" que dejaría sin casa a más de cien familias" — El Mercurio Online, March 27, 2011 (Spanish)

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Special report on Japanese tsunami emergency in Pichilemu, Chile

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:19:09 GMT

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

In Pichilemu, even boats were evacuated. The ones pictured were at the beach on Friday morning, but fishermen took them to higher ground to prevent unnecessary damage.
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On Friday, a strong earthquake in Japan triggered a massive tsunami throughout the Pacific Ocean. Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declared a "preventive tsunami warning" that morning. "I want to express my, and Chilean people's solidarity with the Japanese government and people, who were hit by one of the worse earthquakes and tsunamis in the history of mankind," Piñera said. Later that day, the tsunami first reached Chilean territory in Easter Island, without causing any damage.

Meanwhile, in Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, the tsunami warning caused panic amid people. "It reminds me of 4 October 1994 [after an earthquake in Russia provoked a tsunami throughout the Pacific], when we had to leave everything and either go to the hill or Santa Cruz,"^((es)) a fisherman told Wikinews.

Schools executed the Francisca Cooper Integral Evacuation and School Safety Plan, a preventive emergency operation against earthquakes, fires, and other emergencies, during Friday morning. The operation, officially called "Cooper Plan", is named after Francisca Cooper, killed in Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami.

During the afternoon, people living or owning stores, restaurants, and kiosks near the beach began to take their belongings away, due to the potential damage the tsunami would cause. Police officers did not allow cars to pass by the nearest street to the beach, the Costanera Avenue, especially in the Cardenal Caro Province Government area; however, curious people traveling on foot were able to see the strong waves hitting the Pichilemu shoreline before the eventual tsunami. The Agustín Ross Balcony was used mostly for that purpose, until Investigations Police of Chile (Chilean equivalent to the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation) told people to leave the area because "it was dangerous."

At around 16:30 local time (19:30 UTC), the Intendant of O'Higgins Region, Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna, arrived at Pichilemu Municipal Stadium in a helicopter, to inform Mayor Roberto Córdova of what he and other authorities should do because of the emergency, according to reports.

Fishermen took their boats away from the beach. "I don't want to lose it [the boat] again, we were already very affected by the February 27 earthquake and I just don't want that to happen again; we still have time," a fisherman, Manuel González said.

At around 21:30 local time (00:30 UTC), heavy rain began to fall in the city. Most of the people who evacuated to the La Cruz Hill quickly went back to their houses, despite most of them being too close to the beach to be safe. Some of them preferred to stay in refuges provided by the municipality of Pichilemu: the Pichilemu Municipal Gymnasium, and the Pueblo de Viudas Primary School. Fabricio Cáceres said on Canal 3 Pichilemu that "people should stay calm," and that the tsunami "would not be any worse than February 27's." Personnel of the Pichilemu Police, the Pichilemu Fire Bureau, and Investigations Police of Chile kept on patrolling the city's streets.

The Pichilemu Hospital, located around 100 meters from the beach, was moved temporarily to the Agustín Ross Edwards High School facilities.

The tsunami waves finally hit Pichilemu at around 03:30 local time (06:30 UTC) on Saturday, damaging some kiosks that were too close to the beach. In Playa Hermosa, around three kilometers south of the center of the city, the tsunami even reached houses and cabañas, but caused no damage. Some reports on Radio Entre Olas say that the tsunami reached up to 70 meters inland. According to Hernán de Solminihac, Minister of Public Works, Pichilemu's Caleta de Pescadores (Fishermen Creek, almost completely destroyed on February 27, 2010 after that day's earthquake) suffered minor damage.

The tsunami warning was lifted in most of Chilean territory but "Arica, Iquique, Antofagüasta [sic], Caldera, Constitución, Talcahuano, and Lebu," by Sebastián Piñera at 10:45 local time (13:45 UTC) on Saturday.

Governor of Cardenal Caro Julio Ibarra said that "around 10,000 people were evacuated in Pichilemu to Pueblo de Viudas or La Cruz Hill," and that the tsunami was "just meters away from affecting the [Cardenal Caro] province government building."

A police officer preventing people from accessing Pichilemu's closest street to the beach, the Costanera.
Image: Diego Grez.

People taking their belongings from a kiosk located near the Pichilemu costanera.
Image: Diego Grez.

All of the boats in the Pichilemu beach were taken away from it, to prevent their destruction. Boats waiting for transportation to higher ground in Las Terrazas Beach, pictured.
Image: Diego Grez.

People photographing and looking at the sea, in the Agustín Ross Balcony.
Image: Diego Grez.

The Agustín Ross Balcony, with people looking at the sea and taking photographs, on Friday.
Image: Diego Grez.

Many people went to look at the sea's behavior, at Agustín Ross Balcony, as can be seen on the photograph.
Image: Diego Grez.

View of the Pichilemu beach from Agustín Ross Balcony.
Image: Diego Grez.

Personnel of the Investigations Police of Chile went to evacuate people near the Pichilemu beach, on Friday afternoon.
Image: Diego Grez.

Investigations Police of Chile personnel telling people to leave the Pichilemu costanera, on Friday afternoon.
Image: Diego Grez.

Some people, disregarding police advice, went to look at the sea's behavior. In the picture, people in el Mirador near Agustín Ross Park.
Image: Diego Grez.

Overview of the coast of Pichilemu, on Friday afternoon.
Image: Diego Grez.

Most stores, kiosks, homes, and restaurants in the Pichilemu costanera were evacuated during the tsunami warning. In the picture, Entre Mar Restaurant.
Image: Diego Grez.

Pichilemu Fire Bureau (Bomberos de Pichilemu) personnel on-scene, patrolling the Pichilemu Los Jardínes area.
Image: Diego Grez.

Heavy rains affected Pichilemu on Friday night. View of Agustín Ross Avenue is pictured.
Image: Diego Grez.

The Pichilemu Hospital, located around 100 meters from the Infiernillo beach, evacuated to the Agustín Ross Edwards High School facilities. A truck moving medical materials is seen in the picture.
Image: Diego Grez.

Strong waves were hitting the Pichilemu coast all the day. Picture taken at around 22:00 local time on Friday (01:00 UTC on Saturday).
Image: Diego Grez.

According to Governor Julio Ibarra, the tsunami wave "almost" reached the Government of Cardenal Caro Province building, pictured on March 12, 2011.
Image: Diego Grez.

Some strong waves were still hitting Pichilemu beach as of Saturday at 14:20 local time (17:20 UTC).
Image: Diego Grez.

All of the fishing boats of Pichilemu were taken to higher ground after the tsunami warning issued on Friday morning. The boat pictured, La Orca, is in Agustín Ross Avenue.
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"Piñera levanta la alerta de tsunami en el país" — Radio Cooperativa, March 12, 2011 (Spanish)
"Se mantiene la alarma de tsunami en la mayor parte del litoral de Chile" — European Pressphoto Agency, March 12, 2011 (Spanish)
"Alerta de tsunami: Piñera pide “normalidad” y estar atentos a informes" — La Nación (Chile), March 11, 2011 (Spanish)

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2011 'Pichileminian Week' ends

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:03:05 GMT

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Monday, February 21, 2011

File photo of Arturo Prat Square of Pichilemu, in 2004.
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Chilean rock band Los Jaivas, during their performance at 2009 Pichileminian Week.
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The 2011 Pichileminian Week (Semana Pichilemina 2011) concluded on Saturday night, after a performance of Chilean humourist Juan Carlos "Palta" Meléndez, and singer Douglas, in the city's Arturo Prat Square.

The Pichileminian Week celebrations began on February 14, on Saint Valentine's Day, with a performance of singer Leandro Martínez, along with other local artists. "My public still remembers with nostalgia my days as Rojo [a Chilean talent show] participant, [it] will be a huge opportunity to reunite myself with them," Martínez told Jorge Vargas González during an interview for Radio Somos Pichilemu. During that night, the participants for Miss Playa Pichilemu 2011 were presented to the public.

Celebrations on Tuesday were mostly based in Cáhuil. On Wednesday, the "Noche Ranchera" ("Ranchera Night") took place: the Chilean cumbia band Los Kuatreros del Sur, along with Pichileminian musicians such as Gabriel y Los Bravos de la Costa, performed until very late in the night.

The "Gran Gala Folclórica" ("Grand Folkloric Gala") was made on Thursday, with folkloric bands such as Orimapu, Sentimiento Chileno, Voces Colchagüinas, and Las Capitalinas performing through the night.

Friday night saw the final stage of Miss Playa Pichilemu 2011, and the performance of Uruguayan New Wave band Los Iracundos, whose hit songs of the 1960s Puerto Montt, and Es La Lluvia Que Cae are still remembered among fans.

The winner of Miss Playa Pichilemu 2011 was the local student Natalie Pavez Cerda, aged 15. Camila Herrera Fernández, 17, ended up in second place, and Valentina Donoso Farías, 17, in third.

"This has been the best weekend I have seen for ages," said Hernán Garrido, former councillor of Pichilemu in Radio Entre Olas. "I am so happy that the tourism has [been] reactivated in our loved commune," he added. It has been estimated that Pichilemu was visited by around 100,000 tourists only this week, according to Radio Entre Olas reports.

In previous years, the Municipality of Pichilemu had invited artists such as Joe Vasconcellos (2010), and Los Jaivas (2009), reaching enourmous assistance to each of the performances.

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Saldías, Washington. "En final del Miss Playa Pichilemu 2011, la tierna belleza de Natalie y las evocadoras canciones de "Los Iracundos"" — Pichilemu News, February 19, 2010 (Spanish)
Saldías, Washington. "Semana Pichilemina 2011 tendrá artistas y atracciones de primer nivel" — Pichilemu News, February 3, 2011 (Spanish)

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7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Araucanía, Chile; no tsunami warning

Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:56:02 GMT

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

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Shakemap of the earthquake.
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A strong earthquake struck central and southern Chile on Sunday evening. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.1, and occurred at 20:20:16 UTC (17:20:16 local time), at a depth of 16.9 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was centered near the town of Tirúa; 70 kilometers northwest of Temuco, Araucanía Region; 90 kilometers south-southeast of Lebu, Bío Bío Region; 130 kilometers southwest of Los Ángeles, Bío Bío; and 595 kilometers south-southwest of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

"At coastal locations which have experienced strong ground shaking, local tsunamis are possible due to underwater landslides," the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a statement. Radio Bío Bío reported that the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy had ruled out the possibility of a tsunami in Chilean coasts. However, according to ADN Radio, coastal zones are undergoing precautionary evacuations.

The National Office of Emergency of the Interior Ministry reported that there were power outages, although some of these appear to have been controlled outages, where power was purposefully cut to access damage. The earthquake was felt from the O'Higgins Region to the Araucanía, in cities such as Rancagua and Talca. The earthquake was also reportedly felt in Temuco, where officials at the city's airport said it caused no damage. According to Vicente Núñez, director of ONEMI, this earthquake "is not related to the February 27, 2010 one."

The University of Chile Seismological Service reported that the earthquake occurred offshore Lebu, 149 kilometers west of Tirúa, at a depth of 29.5 kilometers, and that it reached a magnitude of 6.5. The service later updated the magnitude to 6.9.

Many aftershocks have been reported by residents in the area, although only one has been reported by the University of Chile Seismological Service: a magnitude 5.3 seism that occurred 54 kilometers northwest of Tirúa, at a depth of 32.1 kilometers.

"[I'm] arriving at the National Emergencies Office, [in order] to monitor consequences [of] tremors in the south and the needs of the people," President Sebastián Piñera (@sebastianpinera) said on Twitter. Piñera announced in a press conference that the National Emergencies Office "would be reorganized into a new agency."

Several other seisms have occurred throughout the day in Chile: a magnitude 3.7, east of Valparaíso; a 4.7, and a 3.7 magnitude seism centered west of Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region; a 3.6 tremor centered northwest of Los Vilos, Coquimbo Region; and a 4.7 seism that occurred northwest of Talca, Maule.

It was reported at 19:25 local time (22:25 UTC) that electricity has been restored almost completely in the Tirúa area.

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"6.5 Tirúa" — University of Chile, January 2, 2011 (Spanish)
"Magnitude 7.1 - Araucanía, Chile" — United States Geological Survey, January 2, 2011
"Tsunami message from WCATCW" — NOAA, January 2, 2011
EFE. "Un sismo de 7,2 grados Richter se registró esta tarde en las regiones octava y novena" — La Tercera, January 2, 2011 (Spanish)
"Fuerte sismo de 6,9 grados Richter remeció centro sur del país" — Radio Cooperativa, January 2, 2011 (Spanish)
"Sismo mediana intensidad Regiones del Bíobío,Maule y O´Higgins" — ONEMI, January 2, 2011 (Spanish)

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Body undiscovered for a decade found in Pichilemu, Chile

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:14:11 GMT

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Map showing the location of the village of Panilonco and Central Pichilemu, in Pichilemu.
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The body of a dead man was found by a worker in the Los Cardos farm of Panilonco, located nearby Pichilemu, Chile on Saturday. The worker immediately contacted the Pichilemu Police, according to Radio Cooperativa.

The body was hanging from a tree, tied with wire, when it was found. According to El Mercurio OnLine, the body belongs to Timoteo del Carmen Clavijo Clavijo, who disappeared in 2000 in Las Garzas, a village that was formerly included in the Pichilemu territory. Clavijo was 67 years old at that time. His body was found without his skull, according to Radio Cooperativa.

It is believed that Clavijo committed suicide. His body was taken to the Forensic Medical Service of Rancagua, where it will be investigated.

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"PDI investiga hallazgo de osamentas humanas en fundo de Pichilemu" — Radio Cooperativa, December 11, 2010 (Spanish)
"En un árbol hallan el cuerpo de sujeto que murió hace más de diez años en Pichilemu" — El Mercurio, December 12, 2010 (Spanish)
Camila Álvarez/Luis Ruz. "Encuentran cadáver con data de muerte de 10 años colgado en árbol cerca de Pichilemu" — Radio Bío-Bío, December 12, 2010 (Spanish)
Mauricio Pérez Araya. "Encuentran cadáver de hombre que aparentemente se suicidó hace 10 años en Pichilemu" — El Cachapoal, December 12, 2010 (Spanish)

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Four aftershocks hit central Chile; no damages reported

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:00:55 GMT

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

"It catched my mother in Pichilemu. She got dressed in case of she having to flee to the [La Cruz] Hill," Bárbara Ponce said. In the picture, people staying in the La Cruz Hill after the March 11 earthquake.
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USGS' location map for the 08:19 UTC aftershock.
Image: United States Geological Survey.

Four strong aftershocks have occurred on today's early morning in Chile. The fourth and strongest quake had a 5.6 magnitude in the Richter scale. No damage was reported.

The first shaking took place at 00:37 local time (03:37 UTC), which according to the University of Chile Seismological Service had a 4.7 magnitude in the Richter scale. It occurred 64 kilometers west of Navidad, O'Higgins Region at a depth of 31 kilometers, University of Chile reported. It was felt in cities such as Melipilla (Santiago Metropolitan Region), Pichilemu (O'Higgins Region) and Rancagua (O'Higgins Region).

The second tremor took place at 02:21 local time (05:21 UTC), 18 kilometers southwest of Rancagua, O'Higgins Region at a depth of 90.8 kilometers. It had a magnitude of 4.1.

At 04:31 local time (07:31 UTC), the third movement occurred. With a magnitude of 4.3, it occurred 34 kilometers northwest of Talca, Maule Region, near Lolol at a depth of 65.1 kilometers.

The fourth shake took place at 05:19 local time (08:19 UTC). According to the University of Chile, it had a magnitude of 5.6, and occurred 32 kilometers south of Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region at a depth of 41.9 kilometers. According to ONEMI, there were no casualties nor damage provoked by the aftershock. This movement was felt across the Valparaíso, Santiago Metropolitan, O'Higgins, Maule, and Bío Bío Regions, in cities such as Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Santiago Centro, San Fernando, Curicó, Talca, Constitución, Talcahuano, Cauquenes, and Concepción. Chile's National System of Tsunami Alerts ruled out the possibility of a tsunami, according to Radio Cooperativa.

"In Rancagua, it all was really shake-y," said Daniela Banda Sandoval, a Facebook user who commented on Pichilemu's Facebook page. "[It was felt] very strong[ly] here in Santa Cruz, in addition of being noisy, it was as strong as the [February] earthquake!," Agustín Toro Reyes said. "At least we are sure now the ONEMI's guy was awake! Jinx Arjona... drift away from Chile!," Ro Fernandez said on Pichilemu's page, referring to ONEMI's late response after the February 27 earthquake and Ricardo Arjona's announcement to visit Chile. Arjona was one of the last artists to perform on the 2010 Viña del Mar International Festival before the February earthquake.

The United States Geological Survey, however, reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4, and that it occurred at a depth of 35 kilometers, 60 kilometers northwest of Curicó, Maule Region.

A further aftershock occurred at 06:57 local time (09:57 UTC), which was of a lesser magnitude.

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"Magnitude 5.4 - LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE" — United States Geological Survey, November 28, 2010
"Informe de Sismo." — Servicio Sismológico de la Universidad de Chile, November 28, 2010 (Spanish)
"Sismo de menor intensidad afectó a las regiones Metropolitana y de O´Higgins" — Radio Cooperativa, November 28, 2010 (Spanish)
"Un nuevo sismo afectó de madrugada la zona central" — Radio Cooperativa, November 28, 2010

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Pichilemu, Chile's Wastewater Treatment Plant to be inaugurated

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:29:04 GMT

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

"The outfall is the great solution to get rid of the wastewaters of Pichilemu," said former Mayor of Pichilemu, Jorge Vargas González some years ago.

The Pichilemu, Chile Wastewater Treatment Plant, which has been already working for months, was announced to be officially inaugurated today, according to Pichilemu News. The plant is located in the eastern side of the city, near its entrance by San Antonio de Petrel.

The plant was constructed in part as a result of complaints by Agrupación Ciudadana por un Pichilemu Limpio (Citizen Group for a Clean Pichilemu). The group's goal was to protect the coastline and stop water pollution. The group was formed in 2005, after it became known that the Mayor of Pichilemu, at the time Jorge Vargas González, supported the construction of an outfall right in front of the Governorate building of Cardenal Caro Province, as the original ESSBIO's (Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios del Bío Bío; in English, Sanitary Services Company of the Bío Bío) proposal said, according to Pichilemu News. Vargas said that the outfall was "the great solution to get rid of the wastewaters of Pichilemu."

Although the plant's construction started in March 2008, the final project, which took into account Agrupación por un Pichilemu Limpio's complaints, was originally announced three months later during Fiesta por un Pichilemu Limpio (Festival for a Clean Pichilemu) by Mayor Marcelo Cabrera Martínez and Environment Minister Ana Lya Uriarte. According to ESSBIO, 3.885 billion pesos (7.88 million US dollars) were invested in the construction of the wastewater treatment plant.

The inauguration will be attended by Minister of Public Works, Hernán de Solminihac, Mayor Roberto Córdova, along with other national, regional, and local authorities, according to reports.

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Washington Saldías. "Obra largamente esperada –ya construída y funcionando– será inaugurada oficialmente" — Pichilemu News, November 20, 2010 (Spanish)
"Esta semana se pone en marcha la Planta de Tratamientos de Aguas Servidas en Pichilemu" — El Cachapoal, November 23, 2010 (Spanish)
"Ministra de Medio Ambiente destacó trabajo de empresa ESSBIO junto a la comunidad organizada" — ESSBIO, June 24, 2008 (Spanish)

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Wikinews investigates the reconstruction of Pichilemu, Chile after February earthquake

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:23:03 GMT

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Left: A recently constructed kiosk with the new design. Image: Diego Grez.
Right: The original design of the kiosk, as shown in the plans by the Municipality. Image: Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichilemu.

Eight months after a catastrophic earthquake, Wikinews has investigated the devastation caused in February and the reconstruction of Pichilemu, Chile. The February 27 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami completely destroyed Pichilemu's most coastal street and its oldest villages. Wikinews has also had access to the original design plans of the new kiosks in Pichilemu, and conducted an interview with merchant Alejandro Mella, known locally as the King of the Cochayuyo ("El Rey del Cochayuyo"), who lost his kiosk after the earthquake.

Pichilemu is a coastal city in the O'Higgins Region of Chile, known as one of the "best surfing spots" in South America. Its current Mayor is Roberto Córdova Carreño, who was elected internally by the Councillors of the city in September 2009, after several political controversies that ended with three Mayors being displaced.

The territory of Pichilemu has a surface of 7,491 square kilometers, and comprises at least 24 villages, such as Ciruelos, Rodeíllo and Espinillo (the latter two also severely damaged by the March 11 earthquake). Pichilemu is the most popular beach in O'Higgins Region, and many tourists visit it every summer.

'The house moved from side to side. I really thought it was going to fall': First earthquake strikes [edit]

People in Pichilemu fled to La Cruz Hill, the village of Pueblo de Viudas, or simply they left the city, risking themselves because roads were very damaged. In the picture, people near Los Navegantes, going to La Cruz Hill.
Image: Diego Grez.

The earthquake took place in what is considered the "last weekend in the summer;" on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC), while almost all Chileans were sleeping. Hours earlier, on Friday, thousands of people had arrived at Pichilemu. "The house moved from side to side. I really thought it was going to fall. It was 3 or 4 minutes long," Diego Grez, a Chilean student who was in Pichilemu at the time of the quake, told Wikinews in an interview.

A concert was being held at the One Discotheque when the earthquake occurred. It is said that the audience panicked and fled outside the discothèque, and then to the La Cruz Hill. Most tourists fled outside the city right after the earthquake occurred, but many others opted to stay in the La Cruz Hill or the village of Pueblo de Viudas, which are the higher points in the city.

"Pichilemu is the symbolic beach resort in the Sixth Region [of O'Higgins], so it was not strange to even think that [during] the last weekend before the entrance to school, many people would be going to take advantage of it to take a vacation; and that's what happened," reported El Rancagüino, the most important newspaper in O'Higgins Region, on February 28.

Agustín Ross Balcony after the earthquake and tsunami.
Image: Diego Grez.

The only radio broadcasting in the area was Entre Olas, directed by Jorge Nasser, which also helped Pichileminians know what happened in other affected places by the earthquake, as they re-broadcasted the audio of Televisión Nacional de Chile (National Television of Chile). On the day of the earthquake, the station reported that a local police truck had crashed near La Cruz Hill. There was no tsunami warning, and Mayor Córdova was away on holiday when the earthquake struck.

"Those who live in Pichilemu, and those who were visiting it, were surprised by the giant waves that annihilated its beach and reached the city's square, destroying everything on their way," reported El Morrocotudo on February 28. "The most tough thing occurred when the firefighters' alarms sounded twice, and the people in the hill began to yell 'tsunami!'," journalist Tania Arce told the newspaper.

The earthquake destroyed one of Pichilemu's oldest and iconic buildings, the post office, which was demolished in July. The urban centre of Pichilemu was not severely damaged by the earthquake, but its subsequent tsunami caused most of the destruction. The Agustín Ross architecture in the city (three of his buildings are National Monuments of Chile) was damaged. Agustín Ross Balcony was completely destroyed.

'It's something unforgettable to me, I'm proud I saved all of those lives' [edit]

The tsunami destroyed most of Pichilemu's coastal street establishments, including kiosks, restaurants and hotels. The picture shows the Donde Esaú Restaurant, which was severely damaged by both the tsunami and earthquake.
Image: Diego Grez.

According to SHOA, the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy, the tsunami triggered by the earthquake first reached Pichilemu, at 03:48 (06:48 UTC). A second wave came at 04:15 (07:15 UTC).

Policeman José Arévalo was the only person to warn residents that a tsunami was approaching. Arévalo was patrolling the Las Terrazas beach, when the earthquake occurred. He told El Rancahuaso there were around 25 people in the beach. "Right after the quake, he noticed the sea had shrank around 500 meters inside. He took his megaphone, and shouted people should leave the place instantly." "The sea is coming out! The sea is coming out!," he shouted. "The warning was also preceived by nightclubs and pubs surrounding the costanera. Then, the tragedy occurred. The sea destroyed everything on its way," El Rancahuaso reported. "It all was really quick. Everyone is safe, luckily [..] It's something unforgettable to me, I'm proud I saved all of those lives," Arévalo added.

The tsunami destroyed restaurants, hotels, kiosks, the Fishermen Store (Caleta de Pescadores), surf schools, the Agustín Ross Balcony (located right in front of the Las Terrazas beach) and houses near the costanera (the nearest street to the beach), and flooded the building of the Government of Cardenal Caro Province, the boarding school of Pichilemu, the city square (Arturo Prat Square), and the Supermarket El 9.

A local worker, Ricardo Vivanco, also known as "El Gordo" ("The Fat one"), almost was killed by a tsunami, ignoring warnings by the Police and the Fire Bureau. Vivanco was drunk, and went down to the Las Terrazas beach with his friends. The wave washed him away, and was hit on the Agustín Ross Balcony's wall. His friends recorded a video and uploaded it to YouTube.

Damage in Punta de Lobos and villages [edit]

Punta de Lobos, Pichilemu's most popular surfing beach, is located at about four kilometers south of the city's centre.
Image: Diego Grez.

It was reported by Radio Entre Olas on February 27, that the tsunami had provoked massive damage in Punta de Lobos, Pichilemu's most popular beach. The owner of Entre Mar, an hotel and restaurant in that beach, said the tsunami had destroyed all of his buildings there.

The village of Espinillo was badly damaged, and approximately 600 people were made homeless by the earthquake, Teletrece reported on March 16. "We are keeping the government informed, we're also organized with some churches [sic, religious organizations] that are working voluntarily in Espinillo, Los Boldos, Alto Ramírez [...] We thank a lot their work, that is not to give them mediaguas [temporary tenements], but something definitive, but I also think they need resources to do it," Mayor Córdova said.

'We are here because we fear about our safety': Residents scramble after second earthquake [edit]

Many Pichileminians stayed in La Cruz Hill for several days after the March earthquake.
Image: Diego Grez.

On March 11, Chile was hit by a second earthquake, that reached a magnitude of 6.9, and that occurred 40 kilometers southwest of Pichilemu. It occurred at 11:39 local time (14:39 UTC), while the new President Sebastián Piñera was sworn in.

A tsunami warning was issued by SHOA, between Coquimbo and Los Lagos regions. People in Pichilemu fled again to La Cruz Hill. Military authorities assured people in the hill they were going to be safe there, and that it was unlikely a tsunami was going to hit again Chile's coast. The tsunami warning was lifted at 15:50 local time (18:50 UTC).

People stayed in La Cruz Hill for a longer time than after the previous earthquake, and several activities were made there, such as a concert by Chilean-Brazilian singer Joe Vasconcellos. People were also given food, wood (mostly remains from the destroyed kiosks), and electricity.

"We are here because we fear about our safety. We don't want it [a possible tsunami] to catch us. We have to settle down here and to accommodate," Edith Larraín told to Wikinews. Mayor Córdova estimated that at least 2,000 people were staying at La Cruz Hill. Militaries and provincial authorities asked them to leave the hill on March 15, but most refused the deal. People eventually left the hill, due to complaints by the Mayor.

Eight months on, reconstruction begins [edit]

Caleta de Pescadores was destroyed almost completely after the earthquake and tsunami. The fishermen's boats were thrown more than 200 meters away.
Image: Diego Grez.

On March 20, in collaboration with the Governor of Cardenal Caro Julio Ibarra, Colonel Raúl Melo, and the Mayor of Litueche Bernardo Cornejo, Mayor of Pichilemu Roberto Córdova announced a "tourism revival campaign" of Pichilemu, promoting the surf practice, whose goal was "to make the city go back to the normality."

On April 4, the first monument was erected in memory of the earthquake and tsunami victims. The monument was created by local artisans, with rocks from several places of the Cardenal Caro Province. "We wanted to create this monument so we don't forget it [the earthquake] [...] This is the beginning of the reconstruction," said Julio Ibarra. The monument was placed in front of the beach, near the building of the Cardenal Caro Government. Mayor Roberto Córdova said that "it definitely will help us reconstruct [ourselves] espiritually, [and that] is essential."

On October 20, with the help of the Government, SERCOTEC (Technical Cooperation Service, Servicio de Cooperación Técnica) and FOSIS (Solidarity and Social Investment, Fondo de Solidaridad e Inversión Social), the Fishermen Store (Caleta de Pescadores) began to be reconstructed. Caleta de Pescadores is administered by the Independent Labour Union of Fishermen of Pichilemu (Sindicato de Trabajo Independientes de Pescadores Artesanales), which has twenty-three members.

"The Government of President Sebastián Piñera has been worried about the fishing area, carrying out several actions in help of them, after all that they've suffered after the earthquake and tsunami that hit them [...] This area is working normally again," Governor Ibarra said.

New kiosks; interview with Alejandro Mella [edit]

Alejandro Mella.
Image: Diego Grez.

On October 6, the Municipality of Pichilemu published the design of kiosks that were going to be constructed, as replacement of those destroyed by the earthquake. As of October 23, four kiosks have been constructed in Pichilemu, specifically on Las Terrazas beach, and two more are being constructed. According to Mauricio Grez, a construction engineer, the construction of one kiosk would cost up to US$ 2,500 (CLP 1,000,000).

Alejandro Mella, locally known as "el Rey del Cochayuyo" ("the King of the Cochayuyo"), is a merchant of Pichilemu, who promotes the cochayuyo (durvillaea antarctica), and lost his kiosk after the February earthquake and tsunami. "I was given my [former] kiosk by the Mayor Orlando Cornejo, back in 1993. It was right in front of us [in front of Las Terrazas beach, near "the grotto of the Virgin"], and was made smithereens by the tsunami," he told Wikinews.

"I have always worked on selling cochayuyo here, and the terrain where my kiosk was located before has been disputed by private people, and the municipality approved that. I talked with the Mayor and he said 'I don't know what's going on the beach'; that left me perplexed. [...] I like the new design of the kiosks, they are larger, and we can do more things with it, but they are way too expensive," he added. Mr. Mella also gave Wikinews a sample of his work as "the King of the Cochayuyo", an essay called "El cochayuyo es una mina repleta de nutrientes y sales minerales" ("Cochayuyo is a mine full of nutrients and mineral salts", pictured below), which he sells for 200 Chilean pesos (0.41 US$), and that contains "tips and information about the plant, and some recipes."

A kiosk in Pichilemu, in 2007. The design is considerably different to the recently published one.
Image: Diego Grez.

Isometrical view of the new Pichilemu kiosks.
Image: Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichilemu.

Construction of kiosks in Las Terrazas Beach, on October 22.
Image: Diego Grez.

Front page of Alejandro Mella's essay "El cochayuyo es una mina repleta de nutrientes y sales minerales" ("Cochayuyo is a mine full of nutrients and mineral salts"), which he published under the nickname of "the king of the Cochayuyo of Pichilemu".
Image: Alejandro Mella/Diego Grez.

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Strong aftershock hits central Chile

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:30:05 GMT

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Shakemap of the earthquake, by the United States Geological Survey.
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A "sudden" and "terrifying" aftershock of the magnitude 8.8, February 27 earthquake hit central and southern Chile on Wednesday night. The aftershock, as reported by the Servicio Sismológico de la Universidad de Chile (University of Chile Seismological Service), had a magnitude of 5.8, and occurred at a depth of 32.6 kilometers (20.3 miles). It took place at 23:49:56 local time (Thursday 02:49:56 UTC). The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said it occurred at a depth of 7 km (4.4 miles).

Universidad de Chile measurements placed the center of the earthquake under the Pacific Ocean, 153 km (96 miles) northwest of the coastal town of Constitución.

Diego Grez, a Wikinews reporter in Pichilemu, said, "It occurred very suddenly, and I felt the earth was moving like in circles." The coastal city of Pichilemu is about 150 km (about 90 miles) from the center of Wednesday night's earthquake.

The USGS reported it occurred off the coast of the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region coast, 206 km (128 miles) west-northwest of Talca; 244 kilometers (151 miles) north-northwest of Concepción; 263 km (164 miles) southwest of Valparaíso; and 313 km (195 miles) west-southwest of Santiago, the capital of the country.

As reported by ONEMI, Chile's National Emergencies Office, the aftershock was felt throughout the Valparaíso (Mercalli III), Santiago Metropolitan (II, III, IV), O'Higgins (IV), Maule (III, IV, V), Bío Bío (II, III, IV) and La Araucanía regions (II, III), including cities such as Santiago, Viña del Mar, Lolol, {{w|Santa Cruz, Chile|Santa Cruz]], Curicó, Cauquenes, Chillán, and Temuco. No damage or casualties were reported, and there was no disturbance to utilities.

Grez said of Wednesday's midnight tremor, "I could see my sister coming down from the second floor of my house, she was very frightened. There are some small bells in the entrance of my house, and they were sounding very loud. It was terrifying, I just couldn't move."

There were at least five following aftershocks, according to La Nación. The strongest one, a magnitude 4.1, occurred on land, at 06:44 local time (09:44 UTC); it was centered 66 km (41 miles) southeast of Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region and was felt stronger in Talca. A further aftershock, of magnitude 2.6, occurred 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Pichilemu, at 02:41 local time (05:41 UTC).

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"Informe de Sismo." — Sismología (Universidad de Chile), October 21, 2010 (Spanish)
"Magnitude 5.8 - OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE" — United States Geological Survey, October 21, 2010
"Sismo de mediana intensidad en las regiones de Valparaíso, OHiggins, Maule, Biobío, Araucanía y Metropolitana" — ONEMI, October 21, 2010 (Spanish)
"Fuerte temblor frente a Constitución" — ANSA Latina, October 21, 2010 (Spanish)
"Serie de temblores tras sismo de 5,8 Richter en zona central" — La Nación (Chile), October 21, 2010 (Spanish)

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