RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 10 : Chile - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 10 Posted:2010-02-27, 06:34:05 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20100227-25098-CHL Situation Update No. 10 On 2010-02-27 at 12:01:34 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Chile Región del Maule 42 km W Cauquenes Number of Deads: 64 person(s) Situation: A state of emergency declared in Chile Saturday morning after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the country. Officials say at least 64 people are dead and the toll is expected to rise. The quake hit central Chile near the capital, Santiago. Several buildings have collapsed and power and utilities are out. Officials say it is difficult to tell how much damage has been done. President Michele Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" early Saturday morning. The quake has also caused Tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii. 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