8.8 earthquake shakes Chile

On Saturday, Feb. 27, a massive earthquake hit the coast of Chile at 3:34 a.m. and caused a tsunami that came in three waves and surged over 200 meters high, according to an article on nydailynews.com.

As of Tuesday, 795 people were reported dead and over 1.5 million homes damaged or destroyed after the 8.8-magnitude quake shook the earth. This number is likely to grow as search-and-rescue teams discover more bodies in collapsed buildings and rubble, according to an article on cnn.com.

Japan and Hawaii were both put on high alert in fear of the tsunami, but the surges that reached the islands were smaller than expected, according to an article on nydailynews.com. On the Chilean island of Juan Fernandez the tsunami washed away villages and destroyed houses, yet no tsunami warning was issued to this or any other coastal area. On Monday, the Chilean defense minister, Francisco Vidal said the navy made the mistake, according to an article on theepochtimes.com

We have here an actual video taken with a cellphone of the moment that the earthquake was happening. This guys where driving their car and they started feeling a terrible shaking…

For more information, see the following Video, directly from FOX News:

Aftershock Hits Haiti

As a United States Navy ship with aid showed up at Haiti a 6.1 magnitude aftershock hit. Patients in a hospital were praying for protection and forgiveness. Structures that were already weakened from January 12th’s 7-magnitude earthquake came down. No deaths have been reported from the aftershock yet. 72,000 bodies have been recovered since the initial earthquake.

New 6.1-quake hits Haiti

Help Haiti Earthquake Victims

On Tuesday, January 12th a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the lands in Haiti, causing an enormous amount of damage, injuries and death. Help the victims of this devastating earthquake by donating even just ten dollars. Text “Haiti” to 90999 on your cell phone to donate to the Red Cross.

Raw Video: Haiti Hospitals in Crisis

Myrtle Beach Wild Fires

Myrtle Beach Wild Fires – A wild fire around North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina has caused lots of damage to homes and many are being evacuated.

So far there are 40 homes reported to be burned down by the wild fires in South Carolina. An estimated 2,500 people are being evacuated from their homes as they are in danger of these blazing fires that have spread across North Myrtle Beach.

There is no news yet as to what caused this wild fire to start. Mark Sanford, Governer of South Carolina said on the Sun-News:

This fire is continuing to spread, and it’s incredibly important that people near the affected area pay close attention to emergency announcements and news outlets about developments with this disaster.

That’s the news for now on the Myrtle Beach Wild Fires.

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