Chile Digs Out After Earthquake: Hundreds Dead In Earthquake
Chile Digs Out After Earthquake: Hundreds Dead In Earthquake
The worst earthquake since the Alaskan disaster shakes Central Chile for 90 seconds. In those fleeting moments 300 persons lost their lives. 20,000 were made homeless. Hardest hit was the mining town of El Cobre, north of Santiago. There, a mud dam containing millions of tons of mineral waste gave way, sweeping away the village. Chile Men standing on a hill with a lot of dust filling the air. People walking around the side of the earthquake, there is nothing standing. Two men coming to the aid of a injured older woman who has a bandage wrapped around her head. Man carrying a woman out of a car that was injured. The town of El Cobre that looks like it's buried under tons of dirt. Helicopter patrol looking for survivors. Crowd of people who survived the earthquake looking at nothing but empty land. Damaged building. Part of a street that opened up. Mother and child standing outside damaged building. Men cleaning up parts of the buildings that smashed to the ground. Little boy looking at the aftermath of the earthquake. People looking and walking on land with their homes all gone, covered by tons of dirt and mineral waste sweeping it all away like it was never there.