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It's very late so I'm going to sumarize the latest news.
More information and broadcasting from the coast of the south shows extreme destruction. The government declared this has "an epic catastrophe". Most of Chileans believed (include me in that bunch) that 2010, the year of the Bicentenary, we'll be able to become the first Southamerican country in become a developed nation, the truth now is that 2010 will be the year of the reconstruction.
The Region (State) of Bio Bio has been declared in Martial Law, the Marines and military have taken over. The Region of Maule is under militar control too, but the Martial Law has not been implemented.
I visited the downtown of Viña del Mar, my city and ValparaÃso today. I can tell you that this was a very cynical earthquake in this cities, 'cause it seems to be ok in most of the districts, but I could see a lot of people leaving their homes and apartments. The destruction seems to be inside and we live more than 600 km from the epicenter. At least three 15 to 25 floors buildings are sinking in the ground of Viña. Evacuation has been the order for the day and the buildings will be demolished in the next days.
ValparaÃso suffered a lot in the very old patrimonial district. The front of the houses are on the ground.
Here a few pictures I took today.
Some of the collapsed buildings in Viña del Mar, 600 km. north of the epicenter. Here the Earthquake hit us with a +7.5º Richter.
The roof of the BCI Bank suffered a few damages. The antenna is about to fall the 30 floors.
A parking lot of a small hotel in Viña del Mar.
The old district of ValparaÃso with a lot of damages.
... but the most important of all things, we are picking ourselves up, Chile will not be surrended into hopelessness and sorrow!
Survivor from the vanished town of Pelluhue
More information and broadcasting from the coast of the south shows extreme destruction. The government declared this has "an epic catastrophe". Most of Chileans believed (include me in that bunch) that 2010, the year of the Bicentenary, we'll be able to become the first Southamerican country in become a developed nation, the truth now is that 2010 will be the year of the reconstruction.
The Region (State) of Bio Bio has been declared in Martial Law, the Marines and military have taken over. The Region of Maule is under militar control too, but the Martial Law has not been implemented.
I visited the downtown of Viña del Mar, my city and ValparaÃso today. I can tell you that this was a very cynical earthquake in this cities, 'cause it seems to be ok in most of the districts, but I could see a lot of people leaving their homes and apartments. The destruction seems to be inside and we live more than 600 km from the epicenter. At least three 15 to 25 floors buildings are sinking in the ground of Viña. Evacuation has been the order for the day and the buildings will be demolished in the next days.
ValparaÃso suffered a lot in the very old patrimonial district. The front of the houses are on the ground.
Here a few pictures I took today.
Some of the collapsed buildings in Viña del Mar, 600 km. north of the epicenter. Here the Earthquake hit us with a +7.5º Richter.
The roof of the BCI Bank suffered a few damages. The antenna is about to fall the 30 floors.
A parking lot of a small hotel in Viña del Mar.
The old district of ValparaÃso with a lot of damages.
... but the most important of all things, we are picking ourselves up, Chile will not be surrended into hopelessness and sorrow!
Survivor from the vanished town of Pelluhue
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