Chile's interior minister has confirmed five people are dead after the earthquake, which struck at 8.46pm local time and several others are seriously injured.
Officials said the dead included people who were crushed by collapsing walls or were killed by heart attacks. About 300 inmates escaped from a women's prison in the city of Iquique, as landslides blocked roads, power failed for thousands, an airport was damaged and several businesses caught fire. About 16 of the women were soon recaptured after Chile's military sent a planeload of special forces to the area, the country's investigative police said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake generated a large tsunami with the biggest wave reported at 2.3 meters. The Chilean navy said the first big wave hit the coast within 45 minutes. While no major damage was initially reported, the true scale of the damage has yet to become clear.
Source-Dailym
No comments:
Post a Comment