Huge earthquake off Chile coast sparks tsunami
A 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Chile coast on Tuesday, killing five people, and trigger a tsunami, waves pound the shore has 2 meters high.
Officials said, who are among the dead, or be crushed by the collapsed wall was killed in a heart attack.
Government evacuated Chile's northern coast and President michelle bachelet declared a disaster area, the region on forces and reinforce the police to maintain order, and damage repair after landslides blocked the road.
"We want to leave the children and what we can, but everything is blocked the people fled the building at the beach, said:" lily, 32, Anna Arriaza, who is away with her three children.
The us geological survey said the earthquake was shallow below the 12.5 miles of sea floor, hit the port of iquique mining 100 km northwest near the Peruvian border.
Mining copper producers in the world and no significant disruptions, but about 300 prisoners took the advantage of the emergency, escape from a women's prison in iquique.
About 26 women caught back soon, authorities say security forces come apart through regional power outages and isolation of robbery in the report.
Photo shows, chileans evacuate calmly, walking in the coastal areas, and the police help bound to the old man and some residents loading vehicles and their property.
Some schools are used to shelter, and classes were cancelled in most parts of the country on Wednesday. Latin American airlines said, has been cancelled, and from antofagasta, iquique and arica Chile in northern part of the flight.
The Pacific tsunami warning center said, big earthquake of tsunami and reported the most big Bob about 2 meters. Chile's navy, said the first rogue wave in the coast of 45 minutes.
On high alert
Iquique is an important port, near Chile's main copper mine. The region has been on high alert in recent weeks tremor of an unusual number of times, and a series of aftershocks further taut nerve on Wednesday in the morning.
The city is the capital of Chile, Santiago, where the earthquake did not feel the north more than 1500 kilometers,
The earthquake in Chile has strict tremor and construction laws and regulations, and most of the residents in the earthquake, which helps to limit damage to keep cool.
