Chile is Suffering! Mi Tierra Sufre!

Por Lolos

By Lolos

Saturday morning Chile was shocked by a massive 8.8 earthquake. The destruction was huge. Lots of families lost everything in just a few minutes. Bridges, buildings collapsed on the ground leaving pain, sadness and despair.

Lolos,

My cellphone was ringing early Saturday morning and I was woken up by my sister who lives here in USA like me. She gave me the news from Chile. I had so many thoughts in my head at that moment. I was scared about my Mom and my brother. We could not communicate for a long while with our family there. The lines were dead. Minutes of waiting were like hours. Finally after trying and trying I was able to break through and it was an enormous relief to hear the voices of my family sounding good and alive.

First words and contact after the Earthquake from our members who live in Chile.
Las primeras palabras de nuestros miembros que viven en Chile después del terremoto.

memegalarce,

My friends, it was horrible. The earthquake reached 8.3 degrees...it never ended, people slept in the streets, there are 82 dead and counting. Buildings completely collapsed, floods in the South and on the islands, the airport and bus terminals closed for at least 48 hours. All over the Central and South part of the country there is a state of catastrophe where hospital collapsed as well. The most affected city was Concepción.
Amigas ha sido horrible, el terremoto alcanzó 8,3 grados...fue interminable, la gente durmió en las calles, van 82 muertos, hubo derrumbes de edificios completos, inundaciones en el sur y en las islas...se clausuraron los aeropuertos y terminales de buses hasta por lo menos 48 horas, en toda la zona centro sur del país hay estado de catástrofe, los hospitales colapsaron en esas zonas. La ciudad más afectada fue Concepción...

memegalarce
aylla

aylla,

I am OK and my family as well...it was a tremendous scare, it was terrible. I live on the 12th floor and it felt as if the building was about to fall...so lucky that it held up. Everything flew off the shelves and fell down, bookcases, TV sets etc. But the important thing is we are all OK. The sad part is that there are too many people in different regions that are suffering tremendously, dead or dissapeared etc.
Yo estoy bien y mi familia tambien... fue un tremendo susto, fue terrible...yo vivo en un piso 12 y se sintio como si el edificio se fuera a caer...menos mal que resistio bien el edificio...todas las cosas salieron volando, se cayo todo...libreros televisores, etc... pero lo importante es que estamos todos bien...Lo triste es que hay demasiada gente en distintas regiones pasandolo horrible, muertos, desaparecidos, etc...

brushdesign
Lolos

mylittleaura,

I experienced like a tourist, in a downtown adobe hostel!!! I though the building would collapse...the beds were covered in dust, stucco and even nails. At least I was with my husband and my children. What I did is I went out and bought a pack of cigarettes (I had stop smoking 6 years ago...haha) anyway, I will stop smoking once back in Chicago!
Yo lo pase ... a lo mas turista en un hostal en el centro de adobe!!!! pense que el edificio se caia...y las camas se llenaron de polvo y estuco hasta clavos se calleron.... ops....menos mal que estaba con mi marido y mis hijos, lo que si me fui a comprar una cajetilla de cigarros (no fumaba hace 6 anhos...jajaja) en fin dejare de fumar en Chicago....

HowJoyFul
nataliasaldias

Brushdesing,

It was too strong. Horrible scare and nervousness. Worst thing is that there are lots of aftershocks that keep scaring people and myself. There are more than 300 dead already and in the South of Chile people are without water, food or electricity. They are desperate and breaking into supermarkets to get some food. The regions are devastated by tsunamis and the roads are completely blocked.
Lot of nervousness, but personally I am OK.
Fue demasiado fuerte. Mucho susto y nerviosismo. Lo peor es que hay muchas replicas que siguen asustando a toda la gente y a mi tambien personalmente.
Ya hay mas de 300 muertos y en el sur de Chile la gente esta sin agua, comida ni luz. Estan muy desesperadas entrando a supermercados para sacar comida.
Las regiones quedaron devastadas, hubo tsunamis y las carreteras estan intransitables.
Mucho nervio, pero personalmente estoy bien.

mylittleaura
Chapulin
lorenaferreira

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