Deaths Pass 700 as Looting Breaks Out in Country's Hard-Hit Southern Region.
Chile scrambled to dig out survivors and contain looting as the death toll from one of history's most powerful earthquakes mounted to more than 700 people.
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Thousands begin evacuating in Japan as threat of tsunami nears
February 28, 2010 - Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of residents began evacuating from coastal Japan on Sunday in anticipation of a possible tsunami following the 8.8-magnitude quake that rocked Chile the day before, CNN's Kyung Lah reported.
Read more »Chile quake halts refineries, copper mines
February 27, 2010 - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday halted production at two oil refineries and two major mines in the world's top copper supplier, but exports of the metal will not be affected, officials said.
Read more »Japan tells coastal people to evacuate for tsunami
February 27, 2010 - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan issued a warning on Sunday for a tsunami of 3 meters (10 ft) or higher along its northern Pacific Coast and warned coastal residents to evacuate to higher ground, after a massive earthquake struck Chile.
Read more »Hawaii dodges tsunami after Chile quake
February 27, 2010 - HONOLULU (Reuters) - Hawaii dodged serious damage on Saturday when a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake in Chile merely lapped ashore, although residents were warned to stay away from coastal areas because the ocean could remain unsettled for several more hours.
Read more »Massive earthquake strikes Chile
February 27, 2010 - A massive earthquake has hit central Chile and killed at least 214 people, the interior minister says.
The 8.8 quake caused widespread damage, destroying buildings, bridges and roads in many areas. Electricity, water and phone lines were cut.
Chilean President Michele Bachelet said that altogether two million people had been affected.
Read more »Haiti doctors fear malaria and typhoid as rainy season arrives
With a million Haitians homeless and disease spreading, the earthquake-shattered island is threatened by other natural forces.
Aid agencies are warning of an imminent health crisis in Haiti, as the onset of the rainy season brings fears of outbreaks of waterborne diseases in Port-au-Prince's squalid refugee camps.
Read more »Spirit And Strength Will Pull Haiti's People Through
As the tremors and the NGOs recede, Haitians continue the fight against colonialism that their ancestors began 220 years ago by Reed Lindsay (The Observer)
Nearly two weeks have passed since the earthquake, and journalists are beginning to leave. The obvious stories have been done and, for some, things are becoming monotonous.
Read more »Haiti Earthquake: A Predicted Disaster
Do you remember the story of this Italian scientist who predicted the L'Aquila earthquake weeks before it actualluy occured (in April 2009). He was muzzled by the authorities which considered that his prediction had no scientific foundation.
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Italy Disaster Expert Slams U.S. Response To Haiti
January 25, 2010 - ROME (Reuters) : Italy's top disaster expert has slammed the U.S. response to the Haiti earthquake, criticizing its lack of organization and the reliance on soldiers with no training in humanitarian operations. Guido Bertolaso, head of Italy's civil protection service who received international acclaim for his handling of an Italian earthquake last April, described "a pathetic situation which could have been much better organized."
Bertolaso, who arrived in Haiti on Friday, told RAI state television that Washington had made "a show of force," but military officers coordinating the emergency had no links with the humanitarian groups in the Caribbean island state.
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