Chile confronts major quake with fortified buildings, alerts

Friday, September 18, 2015

COQUIMBO, Chile -- Parts of this port city were a disaster zone Thursday after an 8.3-magnitude quake hit off the coast, killing at least 11 people and likely causing billions in damage. Overturned cars and splintered boats sat next to furniture, toppled adobe homes and fishing nets tangled in trees.

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