Chilean earthquakes: in pictures
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
On February 27, Chile was hit by an magnitude 8.8 earthquake; almost 500 were killed, with resulting tsunami destroying most coastal towns between Llolleo and Araucanía Region. A second earthquake last week, with its epicentre in Pichilemu, caused destruction in the Coquimbo and Bío Bío regions.
A Wikinews contributor is in the area, and we look at the extent of this natural disaster's damage through his photographs.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.

Image: Diego Grez.
Image: Diego Grez.


Image: Claudio Núñez.
Image: Claudio Núñez.
Image: Jorge Barrios.
Image: Jorge Barrios.



Image: Atilio Leandro.
Image: Atilio Leandro.

Image: Lufke.
Image: Lufke.

Image: JOjo Jose Tomas.
Image: JOjo Jose Tomas.


Image: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Image: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.


Image: Caritas Linares.
Image: Caritas Linares.


Image: Sebastián Piñera E..
Image: Sebastián Piñera E..

Image: B1mbo.
Image: B1mbo.



Image: NOAA Center for Tsunami Research.
Related news
- "8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile; tsunami warnings issued throughout Pacific rim" — Wikinews, February 27, 2010
- "Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Chile as president is sworn in" — Wikinews, March 11, 2010
- "Earthquake, tsunami combo caused devastation in Pichilemu, Chile" — Wikinews, March 5, 2010
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