Homes, buildings damaged by aftershocks in Chile
Strong
aftershocks, including ones of magnitude 6.2 and 6.8, from a powerful
earthquake hit northern Chile Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological
Survey.
The earthquake destroyed or damaged 4,000 homes and a
hospital last week. The shocks also blocked roads and crushed cars, knocking out
power across northern Chile, officials said.
The government erected a military hospital and promised hundreds
of other portable dwellings for the 15,000 left homeless by the quake.
Government and army workers also scrambled to distribute tons of food,
water and medicine near the desert village of Quillagua in the foothills
of the Andes. A 7.7 magnitude quake struck the village
and killed at least two people while injuring more than 150 on Nov. 7.
Aftermath of the earthquake. Associated Press.
Presidential spokesman Ricardo Lagos Weber said that two areas of the country would be declared disaster areas.
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