CHILE Earthquake - February 27,2010
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A map locating the epicentre of the huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake which has rocked Chile at 3:34 am local time, February 27, 2010. One of the largest earthquakes on record struck the South American nation hard, killing at least 214 people and leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean.
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Cars lie overturned after the highway they were travelling on was destroyed in an earthquake in Santiago.
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A resident of Talca, Chile, walks amid debris of a destroyed house after a powerful earthquake.
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Residents look at the body of a dead man lying in a street of Talca, some 275 kilometers south of Santiago.
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People walk along a highway with a collapsed bridge in the background in the outskirts of Santiago.
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A police officer controls the traffic aside of an elevated highway that collapsed in Santiago.
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A police officer and residents carry a body from a destroyed house in Talca, Chile, some 275 kilometers south of Santiago.
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Rescue workers search for victims and survivors after an apartment complex collapsed in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter.
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A survivor is lowered by a cable as rescue workers search for victims after an apartment complex collapsed in Concepcion, Chile.
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A man moves his belongings inside his home destroyed in an earthquake in Valparaiso.
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People observe a highway and cars destroyed by an earthquake in Concepcion, Chile.
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An overturned vehicle sits amidst rubble of a collapsed elevated highway in Santiago.
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An immigrant from Peru steps over debris after a major earthquake destroyed homes along Santo Domingo Street in Santiago.
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A destroyed bridge is seen next to Talca some 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago.
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Fishing boats washed up by a wave generated by an earthquake are seen in Talcahuano Port, a city just outside Concepcion, Chile.
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Cyclists walk past shipping containers washed up by a wave caused by an earthquake in Talcahuano Port, a city just outside Concepcion, Chile.
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A policeman looks at cars washed against an apartment building by a wave generated by an earthquake in Talcahuano Port, near Concepcion, Chile.
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