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Situation Update No. 29 Ref.no.: EQ-20100227-25098-CHL
Situation Update No. 29 On 2010-03-02 at 19:18:11 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Chile Región del Maule 42 km W Cauquenes Number of Deads: 795 person(s) Number of Injured: ? person(s) Number of Missing: 100 person(s) Situation: The death toll from the massive earthquake that rocked Chile on Saturday has risen to 795 from 763, President Michelle Bachelet was quoted by local media as saying on Tuesday. Bachelet made the remarks while visiting Curico, a city that was hit hard by the 8.8 magnitude quake, according to the online version of Chilean daily El Mercurio. | | | |
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