Death toll in Chile earthquake passes 700
Feb 28th
The death toll from Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has risen to 708, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said.
Jittery Chileans awake to more aftershocks
Feb 28th
Nervous residents in Chile’s capital woke up Sunday morning to more aftershocks, a day after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the world in decades left large swaths of their city in ruins.
Third suspect arrested in Juarez party killings
Feb 28th
A third suspect has been arrested in the massacre of 15 people at a house party last month in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a Mexican official said Saturday.
Thousands begin evacuating in Japan as threat of tsunami nears
Feb 28th
Tens of thousands of residents began evacuating Sunday morning from coastal Japan in anticipation of a possible tsunami following Chile’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
Chile earthquake update: At least 2 million affected, president says
Feb 27th
9:56 p.m. — Tsunami warnings were canceled Saturday for all areas except Russia and Japan, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The cancellation does not mean it is safe to “resume normal activities or re-enter evacuated shoreline areas,” the center said. County civil defense agencies and local police departments will make those determinations.
Tsunami warnings lifted everywhere but in Russia, Japan
Feb 27th
Tsunami warnings were canceled Saturday for all areas except Russia and Japan, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.