Friday, November 16, 2007

Power5ful quake rocks Chile

A powerful earthquake hammered the country's north on Wednesday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 150. The 7.7 magnitude quake, centered in Chile's Atacama desert, 1,260km from it capital Santiango, was so strong that it was felt on the other side of the continent in Sao Paulo, Brazil.It damaged thousands of houses, blocked roads, crushed cars and knocked out power across northern Chile.

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