Early in the morning on February 27, 2010, a massive and devastating earthquake hit Chile. An 8.8 on the seismograph, it is said to be the strongest since 1960, when an earthquake sent a tsunami across the Indian Ocean. Some areas, such as Santiago, are on the fault lines, so tremors are not unusual. This, however, was far from normal. 706 people are reportedly dead, 500,000 homes destroyed, and 1.5 million people were affected. About ninety aftershocks have rattled Chile again, one being almost as strong as Haiti's devastating tremor. People in Chile have lost power, water, internet, not to mention homes... so many luxuries that we, as Americans, take for granted.
In my opinion, Chilean citizens are doing a great job maintaining positive attitudes and working to get everything back to normal. It's these attitudes that get things done. At the same time, I feel sympathy for Chile. I mean, you wake up one morning to an earthquake destroying the country. What are you supposed to do? Chile's situation is heartbreaking, but they're strong, and I'm confident that they'll get through this.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/02/28/sask-chile-earthquake-reax.html
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