Huge 8.8 earthquake batters Chile, 78 dead

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SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, killing at least 78 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami.

Residents walk by debris after 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday in Santiago de Chile early Saturday Feb. 27, 1010, The quake hit 200 miles (325 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Santiago.
Aliosha Marquez / AP

BBC VIDEO OF CHILE EARTHQUAKE

Chileans on the streets of Santiago after an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude struck on Saturday.




Cars are pinned under a collapsed building after a major earthquake
struck in Santiago

















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