Onlookers, watching the sea, stand above an empty Manly Beach in Sydney February 28, 2010. Authorities closed many beaches on Australia's east coast in response to a tsunami warning caused by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck Chile early on Saturday.
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Life guards stand on the beach wall above an empty Manly Beach in Sydney February 28, 2010. Authorities closed many beaches on Australia's east coast in response to a tsunami warning caused by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck Chile early on Saturday.
REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
Sydney's Manly Beach, popular with tourists, stands empty as people line the beach wall at around 9:00am local time February 28, 2010. Authorities closed many beaches on Australia's east coast in response to a tsunami warning caused by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck Chile early on Saturday.
REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
Guillermo Hormazabal, left, press attache of the Chilean embassy in Mexico answers a phone call next to Francisco Sepulveda, Chilean consul, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, which epicenter was just 70 miles (115 kilometers) from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city, struck central Chile early Saturday. Concepcion is located 519 kilometers (322 miles) south of Santiago.
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The remains of a hotel in Vina del Mar after part of it collapsed. One of the largest earthquakes on record struck central Chile hard Saturday killing at least 214 people, leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean.
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A map locating the epicentre of the huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake which has rocked Chile. One of the largest earthquakes on record struck central Chile hard Saturday killing at least 214 people, leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean.
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A huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early Saturday killing at least 122 people, leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring across the vast Pacific Ocean. Duration: 01:
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Two men walk past a building in Valparaiso that was heavily damaged by a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile. One of the largest earthquakes on record struck central Chile hard Saturday killing at least 214 people, leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean.
(AFP/Felipe Gamboa)
Residents take foodstuffs from a market damaged by an earthquake in Talcahuano Port, a city just outside Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter, February 27, 2010. A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra
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A man cleans the rubble in a street of Santiago after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. British charities were preparing Saturday to send specialists to Chile after an earthquake which left more than 200 people dead, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain stood ready to help.
(AFP/Claudio Santana)
Argentine tourists spend the night in front of the O'Higgins hotel in Vina del Mar, Chile, early Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, which epicenter was just 70 miles (115 kilometers) from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city, struck central Chile early Saturday. Concepcion is located 519 kilometers (322 miles) south of Santiago.
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