8.8 Earthquake Hits Chile

[Behshad]

Behshad, dear, copy/pasting a picture is worth copy/pasting 1000 words, so you're just as guilty as FF.

I know! I am just doing it to make his job easier !

[portland]

Really Good News!

[StevePerryHair]

Behshad, dear, copy/pasting a picture is worth copy/pasting 1000 words, so you're just as guilty as FF.

I know! I am just doing it to make his job easier !

Or are you competing to be the next Mrs. Factfinder

[bluejeangirl76]

Behshad, dear, copy/pasting a picture is worth copy/pasting 1000 words, so you're just as guilty as FF.

I know! I am just doing it to make his job easier !

Well, you are saving me a lot of reading...

[Carla777]

Thanks to all for your concern, you all are great!! but i'm living in the north of Chile since february(before i was living in santiago), so i can say i'm very lucky this time , altough i have family and friends in santiago, so i couldn't sleep all night trying to contact them, but i was able to reach them at the end and all seem fine, only material lost wich is the best news of all =)

Anyway thinks don't look great for the south of chile and santiago, still is increasing the numbers of deaths, but still i think could be worse for the magnitude of this earthquake, like what happen to other countries not long ago..anyway any news i will post it here. Thanks to all of you again

Cariños

[Behshad]

Thanks to all for your concern, you all are great!! but i'm living in the north of Chile since february(before i was living in santiago), so i can say i'm very lucky this time , altough i have family and friends in santiago, so i couldn't sleep all night trying to contact them, but i was able to reach them at the end and all seem fine, only material lost wich is the best news of all =)
Anyway thinks don't look great for the south of chile and santiago, still is increasing the numbers of deaths, but still i think could be worse for the magnitude of this earthquake, like what happen to other countries not long ago..anyway any news i will post it here. Thanks to all of you again

Cariños

Glad youre OK,,, Keep us posted

[Behshad]

Glad you're ok Carla, Behshad was really really worried about you.

I wouldve been as worried about you , if Timbukto was hit by an earthquake or Tsunami or Hurricane ,,,,

[steveo777]

Carla is fine and should be checking in shortly.

Glad she called you to let you know!

Seriously, I hope she's ok.

Oops...missed the post. I'm glad you're ok Carla. You were the first person I thought of when I saw the news.

[Ehwmatt]

Carla is fine and should be checking in shortly.

Glad she called you to let you know!

Seriously, I hope she's ok.

Uh, she just posted a few above

[JH'sTXfan]

Thanks to all for your concern, you all are great!! but i'm living in the north of Chile since february(before i was living in santiago), so i can say i'm very lucky this time , altough i have family and friends in santiago, so i couldn't sleep all night trying to contact them, but i was able to reach them at the end and all seem fine, only material lost wich is the best news of all =)

Anyway thinks don't look great for the south of chile and santiago, still is increasing the numbers of deaths, but still i think could be worse for the magnitude of this earthquake, like what happen to other countries not long ago..anyway any news i will post it here. Thanks to all of you again

Cariños

Good to hear from you girl! Thanks for letting us know you're fine.

[ttango1]

The quake struck after concert-goers had left South America's leading music festival in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, but it caught partiers leaving a disco.

"It was very bad. People were screaming. Some people were running, others appeared paralyzed. I was one of them," Julio Alvarez told Radio Cooperativa.

I wonder what the concert lineups were?

[TRAGChick]

Thanks to all for your concern, you all are great!! but i'm living in the north of Chile since february(before i was living in santiago), so i can say i'm very lucky this time , altough i have family and friends in santiago, so i couldn't sleep all night trying to contact them, but i was able to reach them at the end and all seem fine, only material lost wich is the best news of all =)

Anyway thinks don't look great for the south of chile and santiago, still is increasing the numbers of deaths, but still i think could be worse for the magnitude of this earthquake, like what happen to other countries not long ago..anyway any news i will post it here. Thanks to all of you again

Cariños

Hey Carla!

So glad to hear from you & that you're OK!

[Saint John]

I'd be climbing a fucking mountain or volcano right now if I lived in Hawaii. Or getting drunk.

[StevePerryHair]

Doesn't anyone care about Maui Tom?? Hope he's not living near the coast!

[Jana]

The quake struck after concert-goers had left South America's leading music festival in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, but it caught partiers leaving a disco.

"It was very bad. People were screaming. Some people were running, others appeared paralyzed. I was one of them," Julio Alvarez told Radio Cooperativa.

I wonder what the concert lineups were?

Wow, this is awful. So sad. I'm glad Carla is okay. I wonder how Maui Tom is faring preparing for the Tsunami hitting in Hawaii.

Wasn't this the festival Journey appeared at in 2008?

[Luvsaugeri]

When I see these posts I can almost hear the old 60's newsroom anchor with the ticker thing going in the background, and the anchor all anxious!

why does the earth hate us now? :(

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

Armageddon.....

[Jana]

Doesn't anyone care about Maui Tom?? Hope he's not living near the coast!

I just asked about him. I was thinking the same thing, that no one had mentioned him. So maybe he doesn't live near the coast.

[brywool]

When I see these posts I can almost hear the old 60's newsroom anchor with the ticker thing going in the background, and the anchor all anxious!

why does the earth hate us now? :(

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

Armageddon.....

The 2012 thing... eh... starting to wonder more than a little...
Glad to know Carla's okay!

[Carla777]

The quake struck after concert-goers had left South America's leading music festival in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, but it caught partiers leaving a disco.

"It was very bad. People were screaming. Some people were running, others appeared paralyzed. I was one of them," Julio Alvarez told Radio Cooperativa.

I wonder what the concert lineups were?

Wow, this is awful. So sad. I'm glad Carla is okay. I wonder how Maui Tom is faring preparing for the Tsunami hitting in Hawaii.

Wasn't this the festival Journey appeared at in 2008?

Thanks Jana, and yes is the same Journey festival, Viña del Mar city also was affected, so the Festival is suspended and also all types of massive concerts..so far i know...
-There is 147 deaths confirmed few minutes ago
-Santiago Airport is closed for now
-There was also hughe weaves (15 meters) in Juan Fernandez island, some people is missing, is not a tsunami i think, but is direct consequence of the earthquake, still is not confirmed the number of deaths there

[Peartree12249]

The quake struck after concert-goers had left South America's leading music festival in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, but it caught partiers leaving a disco.

"It was very bad. People were screaming. Some people were running, others appeared paralyzed. I was one of them," Julio Alvarez told Radio Cooperativa.

I wonder what the concert lineups were?

Wow, this is awful. So sad. I'm glad Carla is okay. I wonder how Maui Tom is faring preparing for the Tsunami hitting in Hawaii.

Wasn't this the festival Journey appeared at in 2008?

Thanks Jana, and yes is the same Journey festival, Viña del Mar city also was affected, so the Festival is suspended and also all types of massive concerts..so far i know...
-There is 147 deaths confirmed few minutes ago
-Santiago Airport is closed for now
-There was also hughe weaves (15 meters) in Juan Fernandez island, some people is missing, is not a tsunami i think, but is direct consequence of the earthquake, still is not confirmed the number of deaths there

Glad to hear you're OK Carla. My thoughts and prayers are with the people affected by this disaster and I'm sure the US will help out anyway we can. Be safe!

[Carla777]

Thanks again for the kind post..and i wonder too about Maui Tommy, hope he is fine and not near the cost today

[Moon Beam]

Putting my puck prayers on hold for the moment to offer up some to all those affected by this tragedy.

[ttango1]

Yay..Carla is okay.

[Rip Rokken]

Thanks again for the kind post..and i wonder too about Maui Tommy, hope he is fine and not near the cost today

Good to hear you are ok, Carla! I also heard the Mayorgas were good too, and am just waiting to hear on the others. Wishing the best for everyone.

[bluejeangirl76]

A police helicopter circles a group of surfers off the Waianae Coast warning them of a possible tsunami, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Waianae, Hawaii. Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.8 earthquake struck Chile.

I'm just gonna have to make this my avatar.

"Whoaaaaa duuuuuuude.... sooonahhhhmeeeee is coming! Epic waveage bro!"

[SusieP]

I did not know you lived in Chile Carla.

I am glad to hear you are safe and well.


I hope Tom is safe, too and any other members of our 'community' who live in that area.

[cyndy!]

Feb 27 2010 8:06AM David Lillo / AP
Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed during the earthquake near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 after an 8.8 -magnitude earthquake struck.

i'm trying to understand this photo. did the upper deck hit the lower deck with so much impact as to make the cars bounce up in the air, then overturn? edit: i see that there is just a single deck over the ground. that makes this even more confusing.

glad you're ok, carla!

[steveo777]

Feb 27 2010 8:06AM David Lillo / AP
Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed during the earthquake near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 after an 8.8 -magnitude earthquake struck.

i'm trying to understand this photo. did the upper deck hit the lower deck with so much impact as to make the cars bounce up in the air, then overturn? edit: i see that there is just a single deck over the ground. that makes this even more confusing.

glad you're ok, carla!

Looking at this picture one can see it's a good thing this did not happen at about 8:am on a weekday.

[steveo777]

MSNBC showing idiots in the water surfing in Hawaii. UNREAL!!

There are surfers who will live for these waves. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for them. Ever see the ending of the movie Point Break?

[portland]

MSNBC showing idiots in the water surfing in Hawaii. UNREAL!!

There are surfers who will live for these waves. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity for them. Ever see the ending of the movie Point Break?

Yes Bodhi....I remember, great movie!