Terremoto en Chile, esperemos que todos los amigos esten bien ¡¡updated!!
Terremoto en Chile con más de 50 muertos
Una sacudida tremenda. Espero que nuestros amigos y sus familieres esten bien. 
Update by zenejero on the terrible quake:
right now i am here. last night at 3:41 am there was a 9.1 earthquake in chile. the epicenter was not in the place where i am, but rather some 50 miles south. the whole middle of the country... i am in the middle though.
many places collapsed; the water and electricity and gas are shut down in different areas, and i just got electricity back in the place where i am. i also have water.
the news are not that bad but not that good either... and it's hard waiting for news as landlines are mostly dead and cell phones are dead too... so far i've heard of some friends deaths, and some friend's relatives. my direct family is ok but badly shaken, and my oldest brother was in the city where it hit the hardest (in the city where i am it hit as hard as 6.9/7.0)
if anyone hears anything please know that there are (so far) not so many deaths, and that things are sort of stable... the aftershocks or 'replicas' of the earthquake are as hard as 6.2 right now, and they come in waves every 45 minutes or so... it's hard, but we'll make it.
hope everyone is safe and sound!
**Latest update by our friend blackbull from Chile**
Han sido momentos difíciles. Hasta un par de horas atrás, el conteo de fallecidos era de 708 personas y un número no calcualdo de desaparecidos. Los rescatistas esperan encontrar más cuerpos bajo los escombros de ciudades como Concepción, Constitución, y otras ciudades costeras. Se nos informa que entre las regiones 6ª y 9ª hubo Tsunamis. El maremoto fue muy fuerte en la 8ª región (Concepción), localización del epicentro del seísmo. Fue en las costas de esta regíon donde se cuenta el mayor número de fallecidos y desaparecidos, ya que el mar se tragó las ciudades y pueblos costeros.
Las réplicas han sido bastante fuertes. Hasta el momento, en el sector de Santiago donde me encuentro, no hubo ningún derrumbe, tenemos agua y electricidad; aunque hay anunciado un corte del suministro para las próximas horas.
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Please also read this thread, if you have any ideas...let us know.
In the meantime I am trying everything to get in touch with Carlos. I have written to Ricardo, I though he might know something, but he does not.
I am getting really worried...
Only 200 or so dead from a quake far more powerful than the Haiti earthquake, which killed 200 000, what does that tell you?
I keep looking at this thread to see if Carlos is with us.
The news tonight said the earthquake caused New Mexico to lift a half inch.
Just bringing this back to the top
Hi Blackbull
It´s so nice to hear you and your family are OK. My and my family´s thoughts are with you and all your people.
Eddy
Blacky!! Qué alegría tan grande! 
I am very happy to say that one of our friends is safe and sound, blackbull, you don't know him very well, but he is a very good friend and I am so happy all his family is well!!
Acabo de ver en la página de FB de blackbull que está bien con toda su familia.
Carlos, anda, dinos algo
Domingo 3.37pm Argentinian time
708 muertos en Chile.... qué puedo decir...
I just lack the words... I hope Carlos and his family/friends are fine...
Zenejero,
Thank you so much for keeping us informed of your sad circumstances. I hope and pray Carlos is safe as well. I have friends who live a bit north of Santiago and although I'm worried about them, it seems they may have escaped the worst of the earthquake.
We just sent another shipment to our friends in the Dominican Republic who have crossed over to help the Haitians...now this sad news.
You will remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Estoy rezando por cada persona que vive en Chile. ¡Que Dios te resguarda!
¡Que triste! ¡Espero que todas las personas son bien! ¿Cuando lo pasó? ¡Otra vez, es un evento muy triste y horrible! 
Zenejero thank you for letting us know you are well.My thoughts are with you and all people affected by this huge earthquake.
Please read the update by our friend zenejero.
- 1.500.000 de viviendas afectadas
- 500.000 viviendas con daño severo
- y víctimas que ascienden hasta los 130
- Estragos en autopistas, puentes deplomados y peligro de derrumbe en muchas zonas.
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No hay servicios Heidi... Si Carlos logra comunicarse será un milagro porque hasta hace unas horas ni los celulares funcionaban (o sólo algunos)
