Dennise Pincochet, 24, cried in front of her destroyed house in Constitución, Chile, on Monday. Tomas Munita for The New York TimesChilean Troops Deployed in Hard-Hit City to Quell Unrest -- New York Times
SANTIAGO, Chile — As smaller tremors continued to jolt this earthquake-ravaged country on Tuesday morning, the Chilean government sought to quell looting and unrest in one of the hardest-hit cities by deploying thousands of government troops and extending an overnight curfew until midday.
Chilean newspapers quoted President Michelle Bachelet as saying that the situation in the devastated city of Concepción was “under control,” even though reports indicated that most of the city was still without electricity, phone service or running water.
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Chilean troops patrol quake-hit city under curfew -- Reuters
Chile Officials Call for Aid as Devastation Sinks In -- New York Times
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