http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28chile.html
I think I'm about to have a very busy Saturday...
I think I'm about to have a very busy Saturday...
8.8 Earthquake hits Chile
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It seems that nature has ordered up a Tsunami with this temblor. We live in the mountains, so we'll be okay. They are evacuating the coastlines, however.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35617640/ns/world_news-americas/
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Well, I expected to be spending the day in a disaster-recovery mode, trying to repair what I could with whatever facilities I could with whatever limited bandwidth I could manage. Unfortunately do not even sound stable enough for me to be doing that. The good news...my Chilean co-worker and his family are OK, they have some damage to the roof of their home, but little more. I have also heard that most of the folks that we work with in the region are also OK.
The bad news...the damage the quake did was quite extensive. Santiago was 200 miles away, yet the quake made at least 2 bridges impassible, and did a lot of other damage to the city's infrastructure. This is like an earthquake in Boston taking out a bridge in NYC.
My co-worker has said the local authorities have are warning that it is very dangerous to go about, and are encouraging everyone to stay inside.
The situation in Concepcion is....much worse.
The bad news...the damage the quake did was quite extensive. Santiago was 200 miles away, yet the quake made at least 2 bridges impassible, and did a lot of other damage to the city's infrastructure. This is like an earthquake in Boston taking out a bridge in NYC.
My co-worker has said the local authorities have are warning that it is very dangerous to go about, and are encouraging everyone to stay inside.
The situation in Concepcion is....much worse.
This isn't surprising. Major quakes can stress the plates and cause them all to shift around a bit.
