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Strong earthquake in southern Chile, 10 missing

At least 10 people were missing on Saturday after a large earthquake in southern Chile caused power cuts, landslides and large waves off the nation’s Pacific coast, authorities said.

 

The 6.2 magnitude quake hit at 13:50 local time with an epicenter 820 miles south of the capital Santiago, near the city of Coyhaique. The government disaster agency Onemi said later that the quake had caused chunks of land to fall into the ocean, causing large waves, but not a tsunami, in an area where there are salmon farms. (Reuters)

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.22.07, 05:32