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Sunday, February 28, 2010

News in pictures: Earthquake

Smoke from a burning building filled the sky in the outskirts of Santiago after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake. -- PHOTO: AFP




A cyclist stood next to destroyed San Francisco church in Curico, 250km south of Santiago. -- PHOTO: AFP




People looked at destroyed cars at the 'Puente Viejo' (old bridge) over the Biobio river, that links Concepcion and San Pedro de la Paz, 500km south of Santiago. -- PHOTO: AFP




Tourists are seen outside of a destroyed hotel in Vina del Mar after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early on Saturday. -- PHOTO: AFP




Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed during the earthquake near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early on Saturday. -- PHOTO: AP




People walked along a highway with a collapsed bridge in the background in the outskirts of Santiago. -- PHOTO: AFP




Damaged buildings were pictured in Santiago, after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. -- PHOTO: AFP




A collapsed bridge over the Claro river is seen near the town of Camarico, Chile, some 112 miles (180km) south of Santiago. -- PHOTO: AP



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