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                                                    </description><title>GDACS EMM News Feed</title><item><title>Chile earthquake: 'Looters run wild'? Not quite.</title><description>News media from around the world have highlighted looting in the wake of the 8.8 Chile earthquake, but how bad is it really? Chileans say things are tense in some areas, but under control.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:13:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.csmonitor.com/">csmonitor</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">csmonitor-27b4c63f9612d02d4747ed99816d8b4a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301221300</sortelement></item><item><title>Officials Breathe Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes</title><link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/world/asia/01tsunami.html</link><description>The threat of lethal destruction from tsunami waves receded after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its alarms for the entire Pacific Basin.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://global.nytimes.com/">nytimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">nytimes-873261eb6ec68008a1d7ca0df3903253</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228155800</sortelement></item><item><title>/C O R R E C T I O N -- Verizon Wireless/</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/c-o-r-r-e,1182693.shtml</link><description>In the news release, Verizon Wireless Makes Calls to Chile Free, issued 27-Feb-2010 by Verizon Wireless over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the fourth paragraph, third sentence, should read "To make a $10 donation...</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.earthtimes.org/">earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">earthtimes-2c7caffe6ed575d145d6754735e04707</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228155300</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile copes with quake aftermath</title><link>http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/02/28/4910155.html</link><description>Authorities in Chile say they need two to three days to stabilize the situation after Saturday’s earthquake, their country’s strongest in half a century. The jolt had a magnitude of 8.8. 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The alert was issued to 53 countries, after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday morning. Host Liane Hansen updates the latest on the aftermath of the Chilean earthquake and tsunami.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.npr.org">NPRnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">NPRnews-c90feb50f8b4955e816210c34c2a3dc2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154900</sortelement></item><item><title>All the deadliest and strongest earthquakes since 1900, including coordinates</title><link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/feb/28/deadliest-earthquakes-strongest-data</link><description>Chile has been hit by a devastating earthquake, just weeks after Haiti. Where have the deadliest earthquakes struck over the past century? • Get the data More than 300 people have been killed after a huge earthquake struck Chile yesterday, destroying tens of thousands of homes and sparking fears of a tsunami in the Pacific.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">guardian-b92fcaf53adfaf439df23a2590fa4b9d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154800</sortelement></item><item><title>Aftershocks rattle quake ravaged Chile</title><link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/01/2832528.htm</link><description>Aftershocks have rattled Chile as rescuers battle to find survivors of the huge earthquake that killed over 300 people.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.abc.net.au/news/">abc-au</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">abc-au-6ac27601f4ca22a2b8f6b0820ef58aa7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154800</sortelement></item><item><title>Rescuers bid to save quake victims</title><link>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2010/02/28/rescuers-bid-to-save-quake-victims-91466-25931881/</link><description>The death toll is expected to rise in Chile after the country was hit by one of the most devastating earthquakes in history, leaving 1.5 million Chileans affected and 500,000 homes severely damaged.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/">icWales</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">icWales-3901662797a72d2bd0e4f85a9683cd01</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154700</sortelement></item><item><title>1.5 Million Displaced After Chile Quake</title><link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/world/americas/01chile.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss</link><description>The earthquake ripped apart buildings and bridges across Chile, and more than 300 people were killed.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.iht.com/">IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">IHT-c33e6fd7999a561ff53c23d110fd7c47</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154500</sortelement></item><item><title>1.5 Million Displaced After Chile Quake</title><link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28chile.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss</link><description>The earthquake ripped apart buildings and bridges across Chile, and more than 300 people were killed.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.iht.com/">IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">IHT-19bab71bd2a56a6027374a8ba3c0d77b</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154500</sortelement></item><item><title>Officials Breathe Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes</title><link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/world/asia/01tsunami.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss</link><description>The threat of lethal destruction from tsunami waves receded after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its alarms for the entire Pacific Basin.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.iht.com/">IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">IHT-873261eb6ec68008a1d7ca0df3903253</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154500</sortelement></item><item><title>Rescuers dig for Chile quake survivors; 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100 feared trapped in building * Incoming president faces daunting ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.alertnet.org/">alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">alertnet-becb38d74b4134cbf1a4a04dcd488bcd</guid><category>Energy</category><category>EMF_Health</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228154200</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile counts cost as tsunami ebbs</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8541546.stm</link><description>Chile has begun to count the cost of its deadly 8.8 magnitude earthquake as nations around the Pacific eased their fears of a devastating tsunami. 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Japan and Russia were the last countries to lift or downgrade their tsunami alerts. 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Pope Benedict XVI called Sunday for solidarity with the people of Chile after the country's devastating earthquake which claimed over 300 lives. 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MDRCL006</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MINE-834S4F?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20&amp;RSS20=FS</link><description>300,000 Swiss Francs (279,350 US Dollars or 204,989 Euros) has been allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Chilean Red Cross (CRC) to initiate response and deliver immediate relief items for 3,000 families.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:09:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm">reliefWeb-latestUpdates</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reliefWeb-latestUpdates-bb888f975bfc633ba9e81f9c2e70d2c3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Echo</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228220900</sortelement></item><item><title>read more</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2010/02/28/Hawaii_dodges_tsunami_after_Chile_quake/?section=TopStoriesWorldwide&amp;template=worldnews%2Findex.txt</link><description>(Reuters) - Hawaii dodged serious damage on Saturday when a triggered by a powerful in Chile merely lapped ashore, although residents were warned to stay away from coastal areas because the ocean could remain unsettled for several more hours. 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: A massive magnitude-8.8 struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, reportedly killing 52 people, triggering a tsunami and rattling buildings in the capital

: A massive magnitude-8.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:51:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.africafm.com/">africaFM</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">africaFM-61b1d3484b410f7e6c9ab8618196a89a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228235100</sortelement></item><item><title>read more</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2010/02/28/Tsunami_warning_lifted_Waves_reach_Japan_Russia_o/?section=TopStoriesWorldwide&amp;template=worldnews%2Findex.txt</link><description>ERIC TALMADGE The Associated Press - The from Chile's devastating earthquake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. and other Pacific islands were also spared.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:51:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.africafm.com/">africaFM</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">africaFM-95e3b2c1bedd6c97b6f5a10e4ab20048</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">55.7388 37.6665</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228235100</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile was ready for quake, Haiti wasn't</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2010/02/28/Chile_was_ready_for_quake_Haiti_wasnt_h/</link><description>FRANK BAJAK Associated Press Writer= PORT-AU-PRINCE, (AP) — The in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month — yet the death toll in this Caribbean nation is magnitudes higher. 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President Bachelet said that 708 people were known to have died in “a catastrophe of such unthinkable magnitude....</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:49:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/">sundaytimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">sundaytimes-52942eeb00bf87d78e5d9d42c5aa05d3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228234900</sortelement></item><item><title>NZ's tsunami alert cancelled</title><link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=10629223&amp;ref=rss</link><description>New Zealand's tsunami alert has been cancelled.The National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) is standing down from 9am, after a decision was made to cancel the alert which was in place overnight after the devastating earthquake...</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.nzherald.co.nz">nzherald</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">nzherald-8e5be382b24a0083171349eb9f179783</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228234600</sortelement></item><item><title>Nail-biting wait for news from quake zone</title><link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=10629153&amp;ref=rss</link><description>New Zealanders with relatives in Chile faced an anxious wait for news of their loved ones after the huge earthquake in the South American country disrupted communications.Shirley Kurylo, of Silverdale, north of Auckland, was out...</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.nzherald.co.nz">nzherald</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">nzherald-9def944e2a271aaca42bc85c4e7657d6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100228234600</sortelement></item><item><title>read more</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2010/02/28/Chile_and_Haiti_A_Tale_of_Two_Earthquakes/?section=TopStoriesWorldwide&amp;template=worldnews%2Findex.txt</link><description>The 8.8-magnitude that hit early on Feb. 27 was 500 times stronger than the 7.0 quake that killed an estimated 200,000 Haitians last month. 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Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's the start of a new month, a new week and a new day of commercial-free headlines from CNN Student News.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-a453c3cd34e5798d10e8021eb13c3081</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301002100</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile quake death toll up as resuce efforts underway</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/01/c_13191913.htm</link><description>SANTIAGO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- More than thirty hours after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake hit south-central Chile, the death toll has reached 708 on Sunday while rescue and relief efforts are underway. 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Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet, yesterday, said the earthquake which hit the South American country, weekend, has claimed 708 lives so far and the figure is expected to rise further. 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A combination of geography, comparative wealth and disaster readiness is why Chile's massive earthquake won't come close to Haiti's calamitous toll, even though it was much stronger, experts said, according to AFP . 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The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in the early hours of Saturday, 27 February, has now claimed at least 708 lives, according to government officials. 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Japan on Monday lifted all tsunami alerts nationwide, a day after authorities ordered large-scale evacuations as waves triggered by Chile's massive earthquake hit its Pacific coast. 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Although just a few weeks separated the Haiti and Chile earthquakes, scientists say the two disasters are unlikely to be linked. 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27/02/201012:09 MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - An earthquake measuring 8.8 points on the Richter scale struck central Chile in the early hours of Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. 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A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck Chile on Monday, Sky News Australia reported, citing the US Geological Survey. There is no information about victims or damages. The epicenter of the jolt was some 109 kilometers from the town of Talca. 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Chileans residing in the UAE have not suffered any loss of relatives as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country on Saturday, the Chilean envoy to the UAE said on Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:58:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/index00.asp">khaleejtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">khaleejtimes-757ddc4eeb0dfbf3cb58bd768f2accd7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">24.4764 54.3705</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301075800</sortelement></item><item><title>Rescuers dig for Chile quake survivors, 400 dead</title><link>http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/February/international_February1352.xml&amp;section=international</link><description>CONCEPCION, Chile - Chilean rescue teams used shovels and sledgehammers on Sunday to find the survivors and victims of a huge earthquake that unleashed a Pacific tsunami and triggered looting by desperate residents.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:58:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/index00.asp">khaleejtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">khaleejtimes-2309d45f1d7225158308d4c4b300f853</guid><category>EMF_Health</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301075800</sortelement></item><item><title>Fears for two British couples as death toll from Chile quake reaches 700</title><link>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1254171/Fears-British-couples-Chile-quake-death-toll-hits-700.html?ITO=1490</link><description>Concerns are also growing for a Scots couple who have not been in touch with their family since Saturday’s massive earthquake.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:58:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/dailymail/home.html?in_page_id=1766">dailymail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">dailymail-5cb28848b8b3383bc3f2142857040b38</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301075800</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile earthquake: scientists defend tsunami false alarm</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7342088/Chile-earthquake-scientists-defend-tsunami-false-alarm.html</link><description>Scientists have acknowledged that they overstated the threat from the tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake, but defended their actions, saying they took the proper steps and learned the lessons of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami that killed thousands of people who didn't get enough warning.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:14:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/">telegraph</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">telegraph-06f7da9e936ffacd0cb71b58dd4d1272</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301081400</sortelement></item><item><title>Greece Hopes to Buoy European Shares</title><link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704754604575094764061702790.html?mod=rss_markets_main</link><description>European stocks were expected to open higher, following positive sessions in the U.S. and Asia, as investors take heart from reports of a rescue package for Greece.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:05:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://europe.wsj.com/home-page">wsj</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">wsj-801e8d9858487bc7d595627486aa4e2b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">37.944 23.6529</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301090500</sortelement></item><item><title>More than 700 dead in Chile quake; 90 aftershocks</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/311841,more-than-700-dead-in-chile-quake-90-aftershocks.html</link><description>Santiago - The streets were deserted Sunday night in Concepcion amidst a curfew issued to clamp down on looting on day two after Chile was rocked by an 8.8 earthquake. 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The first members of an exploratory team from Médecins San Frontières (MSF) have already arrived in Santiago, the capital city of Chile, in order to assess the needs of victims after an 8.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.msf.org/msfinternational/content/quickglance/latestarticles/index.cfm">MSF</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">MSF-0c22510aab459ea631be6ef519cdf8f3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301120600</sortelement></item><item><title>Ukrainian President expresses condolences over deaths of people in Chile earthquake</title><link>http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&amp;listid=112684</link><description>" On behalf of the Ukrainian people and on my own behalf, please send sincere condolences to the families of the diseased and wish a speedy recovery to all who suffered," reads a letter of condolences sent by Yanukovych to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.nrcu.gov.ua">nrcu</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">nrcu-8a749778fecccd9250b8704ec6a219a4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301121700</sortelement></item><item><title>Desperation replaces fear as death toll from quake hits 708</title><link>http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/desperation-replaces-fear-as-death-toll-from-quake-hits-708-2084194.html</link><description>DESPERATION and sporadic lawlessness were replacing the fear of falling masonry in towns across Chile last night, as hundreds of thousands of people struggled to find shelter, food and drinking water.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.independent.ie">irish-independent</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">irish-independent-5df3886b292e6ad3c1e78042d7752438</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301120500</sortelement></item><item><title>Britons missing after Chile quake</title><link>http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/uk-ireland/britons-missing-after-chile-quake-14703172.html?r=RSS</link><description>Concerns are mounting for Britons feared missing in the aftermath of the devastating Chilean earthquake.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/">belfasttelegraph</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">belfasttelegraph-c096e9826713942e767054e92c339329</guid><category>EMF_Health</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100301120500</sortelement></item><item><title>Earthquake in Chile</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/218926/dc628f2b178c56b0bd857d9ec694fc8f.htm</link><description>Source: Merlin - UK Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone.

Over 700 people have died following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile on Saturday. 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The South American country was hit by a strong earthquake early on Saturday morning, causing widespread damage in central areas of the country. 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- Asian shares rose on Monday, boosted by mining stocks after a massive earthquake in Chile, the world's top copper producer, and on signs that Greece's debt crisis could be easing. 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My book-shelf in my room went down, my CD collection too and my figures of Jesus and Mary went down. If you have never felt an earthquake, consider yourself lucky. This is the worst thing that nature can hit you with. 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The views expressed are the author's alone.

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The Prime Minister has sent a message of sympathy to President Bachelet of Chile following the devastating earthquake this weekend. 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MP Bevington stuck in Chile</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/03/01/chile-quake-bevington.html?ref=rss</link><description>Western Arctic NDP MP Dennis Bevington and his wife are stranded in Chile, where an earthquake struck over the weekend.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:04:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cbc.ca">CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">CBC-c03208058bcab3142f63e99c1c93761c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302030400</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile Earthquake: How to Help</title><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/01/world/main6256889.shtml</link><description>(CBS) Text Donations for Chile through one of several organizations via the Mobile Giving Foundation.

Text CHILE to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross Text CHILE to 23583 to donate $10 to Habitat for Humanity Text CHILE to 20222 to donate $10 to World Vision Text CHILE to 50555 to donate $10 to....</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:56:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cbsnews.com">CBSnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">CBSnews-10e9ccc627b902fe4c5ae9c86ff1b7a2</guid><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302025600</sortelement></item><item><title>Oil prices rise to six-week high on U.S. consumer spending</title><link>http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/business/article01//indexn2_html?pdate=020310&amp;ptitle=Oil%20prices%20rise%20to%20six-week%20high%20on%20U.S.%20consumer%20spending</link><description>Tuesday, March 02, 2010 Oil prices rise to six-week high on U.S. consumer spending C RUDE oil prices rose yesterday after United States (U.S.) consumers increased spending for a fourth consecutive month in January, signaling that fuel demand may gain, and as the dollar strengthened, curbing the appeal of commodities.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.ngrguardiannews.com">ngrguardiannews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ngrguardiannews-d147c773a3f0ce86e12333a821ce5453</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">38.9051 -77.0162</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302025100</sortelement></item><item><title>CNN Student News Transcript: March 2, 2010</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/eXjs_FdG0qg/index.html</link><description>(CNN Student News) March 2, 2010 Download PDF maps related to today's show:

Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Satellite phones, mobile bridges, field hospitals and kitchens.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:44:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-9def0a90f1a6dfec65ed45364bbf1b47</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302024400</sortelement></item><item><title>O'Brien: In Chile, looters are leaving the biggest aftershocks</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/iZeGiNqJUr4/index.html</link><description>The drive into Concepcion couldn't have been more dramatic. We turned the corner through a dense morning fog onto a main street and a small crowd moved into the streets against traffic. It's just two days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake toppled walls and collapsed buildings, but people are looting.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:44:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-a7372b41fa4ff8abeab9b5f6a8989b66</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302024400</sortelement></item><item><title>Situation 'quite precarious' in quake-ravaged Chile</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/OIWr5SEH8MA/index.html</link><description>Rescuers searched for survivors as crews sought to deliver food and water and prevent looting after the fifth strongest earthquake in 100 years ravaged Chile.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:44:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-e0425b84dd7219e6deda43ca785a6205</guid><category>Echo</category><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302024400</sortelement></item><item><title>Chilean troops on alert for post-quake looters</title><link>http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfkfmheyqlkf/rss2/</link><description>DOZENS of looters were arrested yesterday as they scavenged among the wreckage of the massive Chilean earthquake that has killed at least 723 people.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:41:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.examiner.ie">examiner</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">examiner-866e1d3af2d3dc84fd0033e2b8ffe368</guid><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>Echo</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302024100</sortelement></item><item><title>Situation 'quite precarious' in quake-ravaged Chile</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/OIWr5SEH8MA/index.html</link><description>Rescuers searched for survivors as crews sought to deliver food and water and prevent looting after the fifth strongest earthquake in 100 years ravaged Chile.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-7888226d74cb0df7c680d2d3ed45bc86</guid><category>Echo</category><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302040100</sortelement></item><item><title>Extra troops deployed amid Chile earthquake unrest</title><link>http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1647449.html</link><description>Thousands of Chilean troops are heading to the country's devastated earthquake zone as reports emerge of desperate survivors turning to looting and arson, BBC reported. President Michelle Bachelet said a total of 7,000 troops would soon be in place in ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:58:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://news-en.trend.az/">trendnews-az</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">trendnews-az-297847a3b847334c07e86131494afc19</guid><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>Echo</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302035800</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile earthquake: How California would fare</title><description>If California experienced a Chile earthquake, strict building codes and a culture of preparedness are on its side, but citizens have to take responsibility, observers say.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:45:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.csmonitor.com/">csmonitor</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">csmonitor-398d552d5f2d0ab8a5a9420c8b55b1eb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302034500</sortelement></item><item><title>Ottawa's Chilean community anxious to hear from families</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/03/01/ottawa-chilean-family-earthquake.html?ref=rss</link><description>Many Chilean-Canadians in Ottawa are still waiting to hear from their families after an earthquake devastated the South American country Saturday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:34:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cbc.ca">CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">CBC-e192fb044af881b52d7323c2a6842e4c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">45.3742 -75.6507</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302033400</sortelement></item><item><title>Hundreds of Canadians unaccounted for in Chile</title><link>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/hundreds-of-canadians-unaccounted-for-in-chile/article1486126/</link><description>Foreign Affairs department has located about 230 of 485 people that loved ones sought after devastating weekend earthquake</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:24:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.theglobeandmail.com">theglobeandmail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">theglobeandmail-2577958386b6319bab3643886e66c854</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302032400</sortelement></item><item><title>Latest News : Chile and Haiti: A tale of two earthquakes</title><link>http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=215196</link><description>Chile and Haiti: A tale of two earthquakes The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile early on Feb. 27 was 500 times stronger than the 7.0 quake that killed an estimated 200,000 Haitians last month. And yet the number of casualties in Chile appears to be exponentially smaller, with the official death toll still in the hundreds.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:40:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.tehrantimes.com/">tehrantimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">tehrantimes-57e502c1b99ad408e75fb14f407811ad</guid><category>EconomicPolicyEU</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302044000</sortelement></item><item><title>UK support for Red Cross following Chilean earthquake</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/AZHU-835SR9?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20&amp;RSS20=FS</link><description>The earthquake, which measured 8.8 on the Richter scale, struck on Saturday morning in the Bio-Bio province, 113km north Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm">reliefWeb-latestUpdates</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reliefWeb-latestUpdates-e3407836472dc6e5eca139ef5932b3ea</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">51.4879 -0.177998</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302041800</sortelement></item><item><title>UN assisting Chile in aftermath of massive quake</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-835UHX?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20&amp;RSS20=FS</link><description>Following a request from the Chilean Government for assistance in the wake of Saturday's devastating earthquake, the United Nations and Member States are assisting the South American nation to assess the damage wrought and help people in need. The 8.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm">reliefWeb-latestUpdates</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reliefWeb-latestUpdates-3b65b3591fdd519f4d340426677f08ff</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>WTO</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302041800</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile Earthquake Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2010</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MYAI-8362FV?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20&amp;RSS20=FS</link><description>U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) BACKGROUND AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS - At 0334 hours local time on February 27, a magnitude 8.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm">reliefWeb-latestUpdates</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reliefWeb-latestUpdates-fa6e03a92b08ea9da3362c1c2d991beb</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302041800</sortelement></item><item><title>AUSTRALIAN ASSISTANCE TO CHILE</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MYAI-8362NE?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20&amp;RSS20=FS</link><description>Australia will provide emergency supplies including portable generators to provide power and lighting to affected communities. Australia will also make an initial contribution of $4 million in reconstruction assistance following detailed needs assessments by Chilean authorities.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:18:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm">reliefWeb-latestUpdates</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reliefWeb-latestUpdates-523300c78a3c3fdb6d966c89578861ab</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302041800</sortelement></item><item><title>UPDATE 2: Tsunami warning for Northland (Northland Regional Council)</title><link>http://www.nrc.govt.nz/News/UPDATE-2-Tsunami-warning-for-Northland/</link><description>UPDATE NO.2 0550hrs: Local Civil Defence officials have repeated earlier warnings for Northlanders to stay away from East Coast beaches and estuaries ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.govt.nz/">govt</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">govt-11d16d6a9ecc6022c7a65cfb6e692262</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-35.4940239471367 173.813520342636</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302041700</sortelement></item><item><title>article: Feb 28 2010 - Tsunami alert from Chile earthquake (Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited)</title><link>http://www.geonet.org.nz/news/article-feb-28-2010-tsunami-alert-from-chile-earthquake.html</link><description>readings. Arrival times of the first waves Chatham Islands: GeoNet tsunami gauges' Owenga Wharf (east coast): 07:25 am (NZDT), 08:10 am (CHADT) New Zealand mainland: Gisborne (port): 08:20 am (NZDT) East Cape (Lottin Point): 08:20 am (NZDT) Napier (port): 08:25 am (NZDT) Castlepoint (Wairarapa....</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.govt.nz/">govt</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">govt-0f36080f08e95e17067345ca2ce27ad9</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-38.658741 178.0159</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302041700</sortelement></item><item><title>Tsunami warning for Wellington (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3881</link><description>Issued at 1:30am on Sunday 27 February 2010. 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The slideshow includes photos of the Santiago airport, which had serious damage. Below is information from the US State Department. 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Oil extended gains to rise above US$80 a barrel on Monday, lifted by a rally in the copper price, a steady U.S. dollar and bullish global economic data.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/">ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ChinaPost-f10d4022d846d4b9cc09bda6b2c001bc</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302050100</sortelement></item><item><title>Surging metals prices help boost Asian markets</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/asian-market/2010/03/02/246565/Surging-metals.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Resources stocks helped lift Asian markets Monday, as metal prices surged on concerns that supply could be disrupted by damage from a massive earthquake in Chile.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/">ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ChinaPost-87f42f39a4c6e50f083ce5363a961b32</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302050100</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile minister says navy made mistake on tsunami</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2010/03/02/246467/Chile-minister.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Chile's defense minister said Sunday that the navy made a mistake by not immediately issuing a tsunami warning after a mammoth earthquake, a step that could have helped coastal villagers flee to higher ground sooner.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/">ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ChinaPost-676396667f817ce746976d8c61db8d55</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302050100</sortelement></item><item><title>Hawaii beaches peaceful after threat</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2010/03/02/246466/Hawaii-beaches.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hawaii's beaches were again filled with sun-soaking tourists as life returned to normal Sunday following a scare from a tsunami that raced across the Pacific, setting off mass evacuations and safety worries.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/">ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ChinaPost-5778f0f1ff016fd4ad443f72c81a8f23</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302050100</sortelement></item><item><title>U.S. use of 'Chinese Taipei' is big warning: lawmaker</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2010/03/02/246461/US-use.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - An opposition lawmaker has demanded that Taiwan's government defend the country's sovereignty by asking the U.S. government for a correction after referring to Taiwan as “Chinese Taipei” for the first time in official usage.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/">ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ChinaPost-e4bd6245107d29d2ee5221cd59161cec</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">25.035089 121.506699</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302050100</sortelement></item><item><title>Looters, police clash in Chile</title><link>http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201003/2834339.htm?desktop</link><description>Richard Reynolds, Santiago Last Updated: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:32:00 +1100 Looters and security forces have clashed in the ruins of Chile's second city, Concepcion, in the aftwermath of the country's devastating earthquake. 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Villagers at Tukavesi on the island of Vanua Levu headed for the hills after heavy waves came crashing into their homes on Sunday night, the Fiji Times reported. 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The newly-built tower fell like an oak in a gale, plunging father and daughter an equivalent of 13 stories to the ground.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.independent.co.uk/">independent</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">independent-e78a2a73e559fe4982897b474566d4cb</guid><category>Conflict</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302060100</sortelement></item><item><title>T&amp;T existing along same fault line as hapless Haiti</title><link>http://guardian.co.tt/news/general/2010/03/02/tt-existing-along-same-fault-line-hapless-haiti</link><description>﻿In this penultimate special report on Disaster in T&amp;T, are you prepared? 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The National Copper Corporation of Chile (Codelco) restarted operations in its El Teniente and Andina mines, after the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the country's central-south region on Saturday, Xinhua informed. 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The Ministry of Health says it has yet to conduct more tests on suspected cases. 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Tsunami - United States - California - Australia - Chile</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:48:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/">msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">msnbc-4dcd0bc7ee1946713ebc00a860e4b429</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">37.2525317690915 -119.609110847191</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302114800</sortelement></item><item><title>State comptrollers: Israel not preparing for earthquake</title><link>http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3856628,00.html</link><description>Published: 03.02.10, 11:49 / Israel News State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss said that despite previous reports condemning Israel's level preparedness in the event of an earthquake, very little has been done to repair the faults.

At a State Control Committee meeting on Tuesday following the....</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.ynet.co.il/">yediotaharonot</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">yediotaharonot-aaffcea6fadbfbb11a51248a91e1cba0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">31.3525303545421 34.9673005529651</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302114200</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile quake bigger than Haiti</title><link>http://www.news24.com/Content/World/News/1073/5a82a965e107491682f1959099656fa8/02-03-2010-01-04/Chile_quake_bigger_than_Haiti</link><description>The Chile earthquake released nearly 1 000 times more energy than the one that devastated Haiti in January, but left 200 times fewer fatalities.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.news24.com/Content">news24</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news24-b12667c830567593216a23fa78989e46</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">18.54299 -72.343102</georss:point><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302125100</sortelement></item><item><title>British couple turn up in Chile</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/8544977.stm</link><description>A couple feared missing in Chile following a huge earthquake turn up safe and well in Santiago.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://news.bbc.co.uk">bbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">bbc-0e2cbcc8ee5a8bc35fc8024b62978713</guid><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302124500</sortelement></item><item><title>State comptroller: Decisions on quake readiness not implemented</title><link>http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3856677,00.html</link><description>Days after major Chile earthquake State Control Committee convenes to discuss Israel's readiness for natural disasters. Lindenstrauss warns nearly nothing has been done to fix known impairments</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:44:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.ynet.co.il/">yediotaharonot</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">yediotaharonot-369eef5c5fc341e2d80948256290b2cf</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302124400</sortelement></item><item><title>Continued Looting in Chile in Aftermath of Earthquake</title><link>http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Continued-Looting-in-Chile-in-Aftermath-of-Earthquake-85940832.html</link><description>Lawlessness that has plagued Concepcion since the city was badly damaged by the quake prompted officials to extend curfew</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/">voanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">voanews-cd615b729d091a08689fc3347deaeeec</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302122800</sortelement></item><item><title>Tsunami sweeps away entire town on Chilean coast</title><link>http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Tsunami-sweeps-away-entire-town-on-Chilean-coast/585749/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%20expressindia/iKgY%20%28Expressindia%29</link><description>Close to 80 per cent of Talcahuano's residents are homeless, with 10,000 homes uninhabitable and hundreds more destroyed.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.expressindia.com">expressindia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">expressindia-2b266acb2d9a4d2859c6bf9ca9b43e4a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302122500</sortelement></item><item><title>Medvedev tells Emergencies Ministry to provide aid for Chile</title><link>http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/03/02/4964655.html</link><description>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told the Emergencies Ministry to provide humanitarian aid for the quake-hit Chile. According to the Kremlin’s press service, the Emergencies Ministry is expected to fly two planeloads of tents, warm clothes, power generators and prime necessities. An 8.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://english.ruvr.ru/news/">ruvr-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ruvr-en-a350d902fa141c39c435a344389aa96f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302122400</sortelement></item><item><title>Tsunami Swept Bus with Retirees into Ocean</title><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/02/world/main6258147.shtml</link><description>Chile's Quake Triggered Waves that Surged into Seaside Town and Dragged Bus Carrying 40; Only 5 Bodies Found</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cbsnews.com">CBSnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">CBSnews-b1a3d3beff6d92c262c5f60c9b7c9137</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302133700</sortelement></item><item><title>Central Chile still reeling after quake</title><link>http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0302/chile.html</link><description>Food, water and power supplies are still sporadic in parts of central Chile after Saturday's massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.rte.ie/">RTERadio</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">RTERadio-9d058d94a185581dae00afbf79ad093d</guid><category>Echo</category><category>Market</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>ECnews</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302133700</sortelement></item><item><title>Seaside villagers lost homes and livelihoods in Chile quake</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/df407dmj-zM/index.html</link><description>Bellamira Neira sits staring at the belongings that chronicle a lifetime, sprawled out on the sand for any stranger to see.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-0fc9cfde9e44896c1ae5f0bafdf7e817</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302133300</sortelement></item><item><title>Solidarity can help Chile prevail</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/BUEJgcnoGRY/index.html</link><description>The earthquake of 2010 is not the first one of this magnitude in Chile's long, traumatic history.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-f18923bbef48efd944042271979e7e38</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302133300</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile earthquake: troops struggling to keep control in ravaged city</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7350726/Chile-earthquake-troops-struggling-to-keep-control-in-ravaged-city.html</link><description>Troops deployed to enforce a military curfew and crack down on looting following Saturday's earthquake.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/">telegraph</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">telegraph-6b090de031a7aa90878aacbdfeeecc6a</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302143300</sortelement></item><item><title>Looting worsens in quake-hit Chile</title><link>http://www.euronews.net/2010/03/02/looting-worsens-in-quake-hit-chile/</link><description>Soldiers and police in Chile are struggling to contain looting among a population left desperate by Saturday’s earthquake. Some 7,000 troops have been deployed to maintain order and hand out aid, and a night-time curfew has been extended until midday. 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With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in whole, part or in any form, requires the prior consent of the original source.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm">reliefWeb-latestUpdates</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reliefWeb-latestUpdates-76ab2eca754ecb8b16d1dc07901ce902</guid><category>Echo</category><category>EuropeAid</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302142100</sortelement></item><item><title>O'Brien: Looting is worst aftershock</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/yKqI-T_3GIg/index.html</link><description>The drive into Concepcion couldn't have been more dramatic. We turned the corner through a dense morning fog onto a main street and a small crowd moved into the streets against traffic. It's just two days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake toppled walls and collapsed buildings, but people are looting.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-2534f0e2a46c03da272f5915b189538e</guid><category>Energy</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302141900</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile's President on the Earthquake and the Tsunami</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1969009,00.html?xid=rss-world&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%20time/world%20%28TIME:%20Top%20World%20Stories%29</link><description>As Chile struggles with looting and recovery, Bachelet talks to TIME about dealing with inaccurate information in the immediate aftermath of the 8.8 quake</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.time.com/time/rss">time</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">time-539528dde7d9ab0994539bd717a3c5e1</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302141700</sortelement></item><item><title>Destruction in Chile</title><link>http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15591569&amp;source=most_read</link><description>JUST six weeks after an earthquake killed over 200,000 people in Haiti, another huge tremor has shaken Latin America. 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We turned the corner through a dense morning fog onto a main street and a small crowd moved into the streets against traffic. 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Although the 8.8-magnitude earthquake was more dangerous than the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed 200,000 Haitians, Chile suffered a fraction of Haiti's deaths. Apparently Chile's strict building codes saved thousands of lives there. 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The Foreign Ministry in Seoul announced that it had....</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:42:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://joongangdaily.joins.com/">joongangdaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">joongangdaily-745dcb50f692fcbb6996c5d17943edaa</guid><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">37.5424 126.935</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302164200</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile Tries To Restore Order In Quake-Hit Concepcion</title><link>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124231940&amp;ft=1&amp;f=1001</link><description>President Michelle Bachelet said the city was under control a day after thousands of troops were deployed to put an end to widespread looting and rising crime following Saturday's earthquake and tsunami. 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Other families weren't so lucky." 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They didn't make it. 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The views expressed are the author's alone.

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The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Chile at the weekend has risen to 763, an official at the country's emergency office said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Writing by Helen Popper, editing by Philip Barbara)

Secretary General of the....</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:51:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.alertnet.org/">alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">alertnet-7e5923e94309d2b1bb1609a1a63b0941</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302185100</sortelement></item><item><title>USAID Responds to Chile Earthquake</title><link>http://7thspace.com/headlines/336809/usaid_responds_to_chile_earthquake.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29</link><description>WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the earthquake in Chile and a request from the Chilean government, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sending 18 satellite phones and a technician to assist with the dire need for communications ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://7thspace.com/">7thspace</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">7thspace-c3777713390098fad6701ef6d9075f6f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302183600</sortelement></item><item><title>Secretary-General Closely Monitoring Developments in Chile after Huge Earthquake, Says United Nations on Standby to Offer Rapid Assistance</title><link>http://7thspace.com/headlines/336812/secretary_general_closely_monitoring_developments_in_chile_after_huge_earthquake_says_united_nations_on_standby_to_offer_rapid_assistance.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29</link><description>The following statement was issued on Saturday, 27 February, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is very closely monitoring developments, including the risk of Pacific Rim tsunamis, after the huge ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://7thspace.com/">7thspace</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">7thspace-7ec99995f9a494a540d8e1e7ae35f171</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>UNSecretaryGeneral</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302183600</sortelement></item><item><title>12:26 Chile Normalizing Mos...</title><link>http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=167087&amp;Itemid=1</link><description>02 de marzo de 2010, 12:26 Santiago de Chile, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Around 7,000 soldiers will guarantee, starting from Tuesday, public order and the handing over of aid to the victims of Saturday''s earthquake, according to what Chilean President Michelle Bachelet stipulated.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?lang=EN">prensa-latina-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">prensa-latina-en-d56a56219d0c89aa1e1819ff19f10ab4</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302183500</sortelement></item><item><title>Clinton promises solidarity, supplies for Chile</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/HHk5FsZSNeU/index.html</link><description>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived Tuesday morning in Chile, bringing with her more than two dozen satellite phones and a pledge of U.S. commitment to the earthquake-damaged nation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-3d1c5d46774633cb68413b97cef93359</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302182800</sortelement></item><item><title>Secretary Clinton in Chile</title><link>http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/03/137555.htm</link><description>PRESIDENT BACHELET: (Via interpreter) Good morning, everyone. I would like to, first and foremost, thank the international solidarity of the many neighboring and friend countries, and very particularly I’d like to thank the solidarity of the United States, of President Obama, and of Secretary Clinton.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:57:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.state.gov/">state-gov</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">state-gov-b57e7aac7d217c598f1fa3248860020c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>Echo</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">38.9051 -77.0162</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302195700</sortelement></item><item><title>Quake-hit Chile deploys more troops to battle unrest (AFP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100302/wl_afp/chilequake</link><description>AFP - Thousands more troops were deployed across quake-hit Chile Tuesday as residents took up arms to stop a wave of mass looting in the nation's second city, slapped with an 18-hour curfew.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:53:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-b0e98ae86bfe8525bbae14ac65129a21</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302195300</sortelement></item><item><title>Earthquake brings chaos, violence to orderly Chile</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02169048.htm</link><description>02 Mar 2010 18:42:02 GMT Source: Reuters (For full coverage, click on [ID:nCHILE]) * Gov't struggles to keep order, provide aid after quake * Scenes of violence contrast with Chile's orderly image * Survivors say government has been ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.alertnet.org/">alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">alertnet-0454e5e22a83e1fa97b4eeb8cf48004e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302195200</sortelement></item><item><title>Clinton visits quake-hit Chile</title><link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35660941/ns/world_news-chile_earthquake/</link><description>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in earthquake-ravaged Chile on Tuesday to offer the devastated country moral and material support.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/">msnbc</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">msnbc-e2f1cebbb017448a3c2960fb3e443e83</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302195100</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile quake curfew ends as troops seek end to looting</title><link>http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n211833</link><description>Concepcion. A curfew has ended in Chile's second city, Concepcion, with thousands of troops now trying to prevent a renewal of looting in the earthquake zone. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says 14,000 troops are now in the region, after dozens of people were arrested for looting on Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.focus-fen.net/">focusnews-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">focusnews-en-db058ac33ed9e70112f04831408954e3</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302193600</sortelement></item><item><title>UN Asks Hepatitis A Vaccines for Chile</title><link>http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=167101&amp;Itemid=1</link><description>02 de marzo de 2010, 13:00 United Nations, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Chile needs 800,000 doses of hepatitis A vaccines to prevent an outbreak of that disease after last Saturday's earthquake, according to World Health Organization (WHO). 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Chile's government used helicopters and boats to step up food aid to desperate survivors on Tuesday as the death toll rose to nearly 800 three days after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:35:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://today.reuters.com/News/News.aspx">reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reuters-7595aeb27542cef7f084597061a18f67</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>Echo</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302213500</sortelement></item><item><title>As world watches Chile earthquake, deadly floods hit quake-rocked Haiti</title><description>Even as people compare Saturday's more powerful, but far less deadly Chilean earthquake to the Jan. 12 quake that leveled parts of Haiti, heavy rains are wreaking havoc on Haitians made homeless by the quake.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:27:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.csmonitor.com/">csmonitor</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">csmonitor-5d11dfdec2baef7fad9c9385fc9d6331</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">18.54299 -72.343102</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302212700</sortelement></item><item><title>World Vision assesses damage in small towns in Chile, works to rush relief supplies to 25,000 survivors</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/477686/126756110695.htm</link><description>March 2, 2010 - 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Thousands more troops deployed across Chile Tuesday as armed vigilantes patrolled neighborhoods to ward off looters and protect residents already traumatized by a devastating earthquake.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:26:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-9b506bc2ee1b53207531371f4781296f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302212600</sortelement></item><item><title>General Mills Foundation Gives $50,000 for Chile Relief</title><link>http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2010-03/16275160-general-mills-foundation-gives-dollar-50-000-for-chile-relief-004.htm</link><description>In response to the recent earthquake that has killed more than 700 people in Chile, the General Mills Foundation has allocated $50,000 to the American ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:18:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.finanznachrichten.de/">finanznachrichten-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">finanznachrichten-en-1b0b124bba6773e20ee068a525dec0da</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302211800</sortelement></item><item><title>US Promises Aid for Chile Quake Victims</title><link>http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Clinton-Visits-Chile-in-Wake-of-Deadly-Earthquake-85952252.html</link><description>Clinton personally handed Chilean president one of 25 satellite phones the United States is donating to Chile</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:16:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/">voanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">voanews-fd32538b6f3620c629462ca31c5d4ecf</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>Environment</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100302211600</sortelement></item><item><title>Clinton commends Chileans on 'resilience and strength' - 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Story Earthquake in Chile The 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Latin American country in the early hours of Saturday. 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2010</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/-M6sXr-8LRI/index.html</link><description>(CNN Student News) March 3, 2010 Download PDF maps related to today's show:

Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: The earthquake in Chile was so powerful, it might have affected time! I'm Carl Azuz.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:14:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-046e435ec8f93a3b2640064f7b1b0e40</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>FinancialCrisis</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303021400</sortelement></item><item><title>CNN Student News: Daily Discussion</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/JLHDVLLgXx0/index.html</link><description>(CNN Student News) March 3, 2010 Media Literacy Question of the Day What kinds of advertising do you receive through the mail? Do you think that this type of media is effective at reaching your generation? Why or why not? Chile &amp; Haiti Differences What is currently known about the status of recovery....</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:59:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cnn.com/">cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">cnn-2f67bbc99472ad853dacec257d8365e2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">18.54299 -72.343102</georss:point><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303015900</sortelement></item><item><title>Canada prepared to answer Chile’s call for help</title><link>http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n211865</link><description>Ottawa. Canadian officials said Tuesday the country stands ready to offer what it can to Chile in the aftermath of an earthquake over the weekend that killed nearly 800 people, The National Post reported. In a statement issued late Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said his....</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.focus-fen.net/">focusnews-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">focusnews-en-a09f7b630e3d6e4cfc3e7fac305d5d45</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">45.3742 -75.6507</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303015700</sortelement></item><item><title>Quake survivors desperate for food</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=3&amp;art_id=nw20100302222119452C838947</link><description>The Chilean government has used helicopters and boats to step up food aid to the desperate survivors of the recent earthquake and tsunami.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:54:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&amp;click_id=2969">iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">iol-1471fb509bb4e9122be6487667edb762</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303015400</sortelement></item><item><title>EDITORIAL Temblor training</title><link>http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/16tp/Article/index_html</link><description>2010/03/03 COMING so soon after the Jan 12 earthquake in Haiti, the temblor that hammered Chile last Saturday, a thousand times stronger, spurs further the exponential rise of global awareness on the nature and reality of these tectonic shifts. Foremost is the now-universal understanding that....</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:53:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.nst.com.my/">nst</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">nst-9951fd80bd0ffa82babf47bcf020134f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">18.54299 -72.343102</georss:point><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303015300</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile Aid Arrives, Amid Criticism</title><link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703807904575097360227538300.html?mod=wsj_india_main</link><description>Aid began arriving in devastated areas of Chile amid growing complaints the government was slow to respond to Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake—prompting many Chileans to take stock of how one of Latin America's most developed countries measured up in crisis.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:49:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://europe.wsj.com/home-page">wsj</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">wsj-236f5288d6d66f961c8a606737e08005</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303014900</sortelement></item><item><title>Quake survivors desperate for food</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=3&amp;art_id=nw20100302222119452C838947</link><description>The Chilean government has used helicopters and boats to step up food aid to the desperate survivors of the recent earthquake and tsunami.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:39:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.star.co.za">Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">Star-1471fb509bb4e9122be6487667edb762</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303013900</sortelement></item><item><title>Scots couple fled to the hills to escape the threat of a tsunami</title><link>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Scots-couple-fled-to-the.6117712.jp</link><description>THE Scottish couple who survived the devastating earthquake in Chile fled to higher ground to escape the threat of a tidal wave.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:38:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/">TheScotsman</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">TheScotsman-b82503438686376a4e5251b9a2d9120f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303013800</sortelement></item><item><title>Quake Finds Tsunami Forecasts Still Limited</title><link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/science/03tsunami.html</link><description>Forecasters in Hawaii admit that their computers models, while better than they were in the past, were not refined enough to declare whether a full-scale evacuation was really needed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://global.nytimes.com/">nytimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">nytimes-233231efc3b97c84a3caac5a33cc1244</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303030700</sortelement></item><item><title>Troops deploy in quake-hit Chile to thwart looters</title><link>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/troops-deploy-in-quakehit-chile-to-thwart-looters-20100303-phn3.html</link><description>Thousands more troops deployed across Chile as armed vigilantes patrolled neighbourhoods to ward off looters and protect residents already traumatized by a devastating earthquake.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:43:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.smh.com.au">smh</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">smh-8249e5ce48dc91da5bbd2d0351664e1e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303024300</sortelement></item><item><title>EDITORIAL: Tsunami warnings</title><link>http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201003020281.html</link><description>More than 40 hours after a catastrophic earthquake struck Chile, the Japan Meteorological Agency on Monday finally lifted all of its tsunami warnings. The agency initially issued a major tsunami warning, predicting waves of up to 3 meters along the nation's northeast coast. 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(photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko)</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:34:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.antiguanews.com/">antiguanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">antiguanews-382b255be40931028f57ad9ea5b72ed7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Echo</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">18.54299 -72.343102</georss:point><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303043400</sortelement></item><item><title>The Sea, Lifeblood of Chilean Towns, Turns Deadly</title><link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/world/americas/03scene.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss</link><description>A series of four or five powerful waves that followed the quake practically wiped some coastal towns off the map.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:34:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.iht.com/">IHT</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">IHT-2ab1d54ec319a36631a8987734c23048</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303043400</sortelement></item><item><title>On instructions from Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev, Russia is dispatching humanitarian aid to Chile, hard hit by a devastating earthquake.</title><link>http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/03/03/4987515.html</link><description>An IL-76 transport plane is preparing for lift-off at Ramenskoye airport outside Moscow. 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Douglas wants the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to review its national plans for dealing with an earthquake. 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Chile earthquake: footage of the moment it struck CCTV and amateur video shows effect of magnitude 8.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">guardian-3c7c348fd556509d0f3710f384438344</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303132400</sortelement></item><item><title>Quake Takes Huge Toll on Chile's Economy</title><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/03/world/main6261761.shtml</link><description>Massive Temblor Knocks Out Business Infrastructure, Tsunami Virtually Annihilates $40M Fishing Industry</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:16:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.cbsnews.com">CBSnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">CBSnews-4651f621cf30e84dd5dfd02fc1817393</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303131600</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile steps up search for victims in quake areas</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6204G020100303?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29</link><description>CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean rescue crews fanned out with sniffer dogs on Wednesday around quake-ravaged cities and villages, some still hoping to find survivors and others facing the daunting task of recovering bodies buried under mountains of rubble.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://today.reuters.com/News/News.aspx">reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">reuters-9c091dab43c97a1741877f2a2502130e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303130500</sortelement></item><item><title>Tsunami response cost city $330,000</title><link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100303/NEWS04/3030348?source=rss_localnews</link><description>The city's emergency response to Saturday's tsunami warning cost $330,000, but Mayor Mufi Hannemann said the expense was "fully justified."</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:02:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/">HonululuAdvetrtiser</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">HonululuAdvetrtiser-a5c7f9e9eff0fab3fa8d121fee5d7107</guid><category>Echo</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303130200</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile steps up search for victims in quake areas</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N02209214.htm</link><description>* Aid for victims intensifies in quake-hit areas * Rescue crews stepping up search for survivors, bodies * Focus shifting to hundreds who may still be missing * Official death toll stands at 795, may rise (Adds details) By Mario Naranjo and Terry Wade CONCEPCION, Chile, March 3 (Reuters) - Chilean....</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.alertnet.org/">alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">alertnet-4a63ac78a764c3443300e93ca0ad1262</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303125900</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile's Coastal Resorts Damaged By Quake, Tsunami</title><link>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124265279&amp;ft=1&amp;f=1004</link><description>Many towns and villages along Chile's long Pacific coast took a double hit. 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The death toll from Chile's devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit over the weekend could increase in coming days, President Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday. Bachelet told a local radio station more people than the some 800 now counted could have died in the....</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.alertnet.org/">alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">alertnet-d62d097dbc8011bbce9fc011b9cf0a95</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100303180900</sortelement></item><item><title>Special coverage: Chile earthquake</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/126763457616.htm</link><description>One of the world's most powerful earthquakes in a century pounded Chile on Feb. 27 2010, killing nearly 800 people as it toppled buildings and triggered tsunamis that ravaged a port town and threatened Pacific coastlines as far away as Japan. 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Another grips an axe. An older gentleman favours a wooden pole. And a 20-year-old spoiling for a fight has prepared a garrotte a menacing wire tied between two handles to confront any intruders.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:35:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.examiner.ie">examiner</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">examiner-ed1080f8cf83714eb3617a16ddd61d7f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100304023500</sortelement></item><item><title>Chile steps up hunt for victims in quake areas</title><link>http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzYzMDY4Mzc4</link><description>Published Date: March 04, 2010 CONCEPCION: Chilean rescue crews fanned out with sniffer dogs yesterday around quake-ravaged cities and villages, some still hoping to find survivors and others facing the daunting task of recovering bodies buried under mountains of rubble. 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Local news reports said several people were injured....</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:21:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/HOME">AP</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">AP-496de86df2fac86f96246524be01defa</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100304052100</sortelement></item><item><title>Emergency Operations Center Situation Report #5 Chile Earthquake</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MYAI-83878T?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20&amp;RSS20=FS</link><description>GENERAL OVERVIEW - Updated figures from Chile's National Emergency Office, ONEMI, now place the death toll at 799. Almost 74% of the deaths (587) occurred in the Region of Maule. 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PLEASE NOTE: Your Globe and Mail account will expire after 2 days if not validated as described in the email.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.theglobeandmail.com">theglobeandmail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">theglobeandmail-2372861c77ceef6ef7053499f2bf71c7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100304061700</sortelement></item><item><title>Strong Quake Aftershock Hits Central Chile</title><link>http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Chile-Earthquake-Strong-61-Aftershock-Hits-Central-Chile-Four-Days-After-Quake-Kills-800/Article/201003115566803?f=rss</link><description>A magnitude 6.1 aftershock has rocked central Chile four days after a massive 8.8 earthquake that has killed over 800 people, according to the US Geological Survey.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><source url="http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/">skynews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">skynews-3880cf5d02fcebf86ba2292feec19e18</guid><category>MARS-STAT</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><georss:point xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss">-33.475 -70.6475</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20100304060100</sortelement></item><item><title>More aftershocks, new tsunami warning spur panic in Chile</title><link>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/04/c_13196864.htm</link><description>An aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck late Wednesday following two aftershocks measuring 6.0 and 5.9 respectively earlier in the day. 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