sábado, 27 de febrero de 2010

RSOE EDIS: Chile - Landslide - 2010.02.27

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2010-02-27 10:52:26 - Landslide - Chile

EDIS CODE: LS-20100227-25107-CHL
Date & Time: 2010-02-27 10:52:26 [UTC]
Area: Chile, Libertador General Bernardo OʼHiggins, Los Bronces,

Event exciting : Earthquake M 8.8
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Roads to Chile's Los Bronces copper mine were blocked on Saturday after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake, security officials at the mine said. Officials at state-run Codelco's El Teniente and Andina copper mines were not immediately available for comment. The Anglo-American Los Bronces and the Codelco mines are the closet mines to the earthquake epicenter on Chile's south-central coast. The heart of the mining operations in Chile is located in the north.


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