RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Chile - Technological Disaster

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-28, 11:44:55 [UTC] Ref.no.: AC-20100228-25152-CHL Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-28 at 13:45:09 [UTC] Event: Technological Disaster Location: Chile Departmento de Bio-Bio Concepción Number of Injured: 100 person(s) Situation: Some 100 people were trapped in a collapsed building in the second largest Chilean city of Consepcion on Sunday following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, local media quoted the city mayor as saying. Jacqueline van Rysselberghe said they are running against time to save people inside the building, local TV reported. More than 300 people have been killed in Chile after the megaquake hit the country on Saturday, the national emergency office said. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu