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Chile Earthquake Kills More Than 140

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Posted on Feb 27, 2010
Television Nacional de Chile via The BBC

The first scenes from an 8.8 earthquake in Chile, near Concepcion, were shown on Chilean national television.

An earthquake in central Chile has killed more than 140, authorities say, and triggered both a tsunami and a declaration of a “state of catastrophe.” Chilean President Michelle Bachelet warned that there would probably be more deaths and more aftershocks.

The Guardian:

A massive earthquake has hit central Chile, killing at least 147 people, the country’s president-elect says.

The 8.8 magnitude quake struck at 0634 GMT about 115km (70 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and 325km south-west of the capital, Santiago.

President Michelle Bachelet declared a “state of catastrophe” in affected areas and appealed for calm.

A tsumami set off by the quake has triggered warnings in countries around the Pacific Ocean.

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By samosamo, February 27, 2010 at 8:01 pm Link to this comment

Hey rollie,

Naw, ain’t too fur to invade, hell, its, hic, just down south and
uncle miltie’s economics know’s no boundaries or barriers,
but those economics could very well stay hare cuz it has been
a bit since sandy andyreas has popped decently and good ole
laska is due one more biggun but, don’t forget those calderas
in california and yellerstone, so brush up on those prayers
cos, plenty more people live, forced to live in precarious
places.

Oh, don’t fergit that missouri crack, the new madrid, and all
those suburbs surrounding it.

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By rollzone, February 27, 2010 at 6:29 pm Link to this comment

hello. that’s too far for us to invade! hic. my prayers to those survivors and deceased in Chile. anywho, i am noticing tremendous activity in the Pacific region; most notably Alaska. it alarms me to think that Alaska may get their own 8.0 soon, and California may fall off the shelf, in the next two years. move east: Californians; move east.

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By samosamo, February 27, 2010 at 1:40 pm Link to this comment

Look out Chile, here comes corporate america, imf, world bank,
wto, trilateral commission, counsel of foreign relations AND,
even though he is dead, miltion turd fuck friedman.

Gosh darn it, I forgot the american military, blackwater(aka Xe) the CIA and probably our Dept. of Homeland Security, and oh yeah, wall street.

Good luck!

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