Terra Daily, 1 Mar 2010

Workers using specially-designed cameras and search dogs had located at least three survivors by afternoon, all trapped in the ruins of the massive 15-story Borde Rio building, which crumpled onto its back after Saturday's quake. READ MORE

 

Civil Air Patrol’s Hawaii Wing issues statewide tsunami warnings
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama. – The 13th Air Force launched planes from CAP’s Hawaii Wing this morning for statewide tsunami warnings following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chili. Nine Cessnas with full crews are flying pre-assigned warning routes around the islands to look for anybody on or near the shoreline. The planes began sounding the tsunami warning at 6 a.m. Hawaii time, five hours before estimated tsunami arrival time.“Eighty percent of the shoreline in Hawaii does not have a fixed base siren,” said Hawaii Wing Commander Col. Roger Caires. “CAP aircraft are the only resource for issuing tsunami warnings, via a speaker system attached to the outside lower portion of their plane’s fuselage.” In addition, CAP’s Pacific Region Incident Command Response Team of 20 highly trained members is preparing to deploy to Hawaii if needed.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, killing more than 120 people, collapsing buildings and setting off a tsunami that threatened several countries around the Pacific Ocean. READ MORE

Canada ready to help Chile

Toronto Sun, 27 Feb 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is offering Canada's sympathies and assistance in the wake of a massive earthquake that rocked Chile early Saturday. READ MORE

 

Nations around the Pacific, the world's largest ocean, began scrambling to evacuate coastal areas as officials warned of possible "widespread damage" from walls of water that may reach as high as three meters (nine feet).. READ MORE

Chilean quake tsunami threatens Pacific nations

A devastating earthquake struck Chile early this morning, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the 8.8 magnitude quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe. READ MORE