Chile battles the devastating quake
A huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early on Saturday, killing at least 800 people, with the numbers still rising.
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One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile on Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth.
800 people have lost their lives and the numbers are rising.
In this pic, a man looks through the rubble of a destroyed car dealership in Santiago after the devastating quake.(AFP Photo) -
Powerful aftershocks rattled Chile's coast - 41 of them magnitude 5 or greater - in the 10 hours after the quake. Six were sizable quakes in their own right, magnitude 6 or greater.
Cars are seen flipped over after a bridge collapsed in Santiago due to the earthquake in Chile. (AFP) -
Chile's government conceded that it committed an "error" in initially downplaying the risk of tsunami from the massive earthquake - a mistake that may have cost many lives.
Picture showing the massive destruction caused by a tsunami in the Chilean city of Pulluhue, 320 km south of Santiago. (AFP Image) -
Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets on Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting.
In this picture, residents cry after looters set fire to a supermarket next to their house in Constitucion. (AP Image) -
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile and said the country would accept some of the offers of aid that have poured in from around the world.
Seen here, a car next to rubble in Curico, 250 km south of Santiago.(AFP Photo) -
This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a model of the preliminary forecast of the tsunami triggered by the 8.8 eartquake in Chile. The model shows waves of up to one meter travelling across the Pacific Ocean. (AFP)
.jpg "\"We have to leave this doomed town,\" screamed Dennise Pincochet, a resident of Constitucion, in front of her destroyed house and completely devastated neighborhood. (NYT Photo)")
