Chile Earthquake: Troops Impose Curfew In Attempt To Halt Looting -- The Telegraph
More than 10,000 troops have been deployed to maintain law and order and quell looting in towns affected by the Chilean earthquake and tsunamis, as the death toll rises and the government scrambles to provide aid to thousands of people left homeless.
The government sharply raised the death toll to 711 from Saturday's 8.8 magnitude quake as harrowing scenes of destruction emerged in isolated towns swamped by the giant waves that were triggered by one of the strongest earthquakes in a century.
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Residents sifted through debris in the coastal town of Pelluhue, which was devastated by waves after the quake on Saturday. Victor Ruiz Caballero/ReutersMore News On The Earthquake In Chile
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In pictures: Chile quake devastation -- BBC
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