The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile last Saturday has left 1.5 million without power and water. This earthquake was much bigger that he recent one that hit Haiti. Many locals from Chile have yet to see any aid from government, but President Michelle Bachellet tells media that they are working hard to get the aid out to everyone. Michelle has order a curfew for everyone at 6 p.m. today (Tuesday) until noon Wednesday. This was due to the increase in violence and looting that has been going on all over the disaster zones. I think this is a good idea to get people off the streets and keep the looting on a decrease. 13,000 military solders are standing guard at many stores and out to restore order, but CNN has still witnessed looters getting away.
In the past 24 hours there has been 12 after shocks that have ranged between 4.8 to 5.3. The thing that shocks me is how many total after shocks Chile has actually had, and that number had reached over 90 since the main quake! The strongest of the more than 90 after shocks registered at 6.2. With more and more after shocks the effort on saving survivors is being cut short. The more after shocks that occur, the harder it is to get to those who are injured and trapped. The 795 death toll is of course more than likely to keep on raising as the days go on and more rescuers find more bodies in the rubble.
I personally had a connection with this earthquake in the reason that after the earthquake hit Chile, it cause a tsunami wave to travel thousands of miles away towards Hawaii. I talked to my family and friends, and they said many people were evacuaded from the beaches. Businesses were shut down and the sirens for the tsunami woke everyone up sunday morning before 6 a.m. With all of the preperation of tsunamis in the past, the state of hawaii was ready and prepaired. I was thankful to hear that the tsunami missed Hawaii, but high surf was in effect on the shores of Hawaii.
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I really feel for the people of Chile right now, what a terrible thing to have happened to them. I realize this happens everywhere, but I think it is so sad that some people would use such a tragedy to commit crimes, knowing that there is a better chance of getting away with it because of all the chaos. I also think it will be interesting to see what the celebrities do to help aid Chile since they gave so much money to Haiti I just wonder what they will do to help Chile. I am really glad to hear that your family is all doing good, that had to be really scary for you.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to amaze me because Chile had a bigger earthquake than Haiti and help is still scarce. Although Haiti is one of the poorest places, I do not think it is fair for Chile to suffer and not get as much help. The Haiti earthquake was all over the media, while i hardly hear about the one in Chile. To this day, Haiti is still receiving help and the media is helping a lot with it. MTV and celebrities are helping out a lot, schools across the united states are for sure have students donate money like how VCSU had a Haiti fund sent to the red cross. How can Chile not have the same support that Haiti had?
ReplyDeleteO man that's a horrible deal. I feel really feel sorry for the families that live in Chili. I could imagine the damage, not being able to go back to a house, and having no food or water for a couple of days. That is really crazy that many aftershocks accord. Thank goodness Hawaii was ready for the tsunami. Yes i heard that Hawaii had some really good surfing waves. That is really nice for America to be helping in Chili and Haiti.Those two countries need all the help they can get.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine all of the destruction in Chile. Having 90 after shocks is rediculous. It is most likely next to impossible to help out the injured when they know another after shock is coming. I think that having a curfew is a great idea to try to slow down the looters. I dont think it is possible to stop it all together but having a curfew should slow it down considerably. This was a very interesting blog because it is affecting so many people.
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