RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 32 : Chile - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 32 Posted:2010-02-27, 06:34:05 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20100227-25098-CHL Situation Update No. 32 On 2010-03-03 at 18:49:47 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Chile Región del Maule 42 km W Cauquenes Number of Deads: 799 person(s) Number of Injured: ? person(s) Number of Missing: 100 person(s) Situation: A strong 5.9 (5.6) magnitude aftershock offshore of the Chilean coast on Wednesday sparked panic in the southern-central town of Concepcion, devastated by a massive earthquake over the weekend. Emergency officials said there was no risk of a tsunami hitting the area but scared residents fled to higher ground. The devastating quake on Saturday killed more than 800 people, but the death toll could rise in coming days, said President Michelle Bachelet 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