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14 de Noviembre, 2007
7.7 Quake Shakes Northern Chile
Categorized under Planeta | Tags: Chile
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale ripped through northern Chile today, causing panic, power outages and some structural damage, and closing down, at least temporarily, some of the country’s copper mines, according to news reports.
The earthquake was centered in Chile’s Atacama desert, 780 miles north of Santiago, the capital. Authorities reported 2o to 40 injuries, The Associated Press said, but no deaths from the quake that was felt all the way to Peru and Bolivia, which border this narrow and long country.
The tremor was considered “an earthquake of major intensity,” said Carmen Fernandez, director of the Office of National Emergency. [...]
—Powerful Quake Hits Northern Chile, nytimes.com
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Comentarios (4)
peasant dijo:
The first thing I noticed about the NYT article, was its lack of reporting on the effect it had on the people. We learned a lot about the relative importance of the people versus the copper mines in Chile based on the emphasis of the NYT....BUT...It was not until I saw the BBC report http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7094999.stm
that I was once again reminded who the NYT really represents.
Palabras por peasant spat forth on el 14 de Noviembre, 2007 at 07:13 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
dijo:
but aren't metals and profits more important than humans?
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
spat forth on el 14 de Noviembre, 2007 at 07:22 PM
peasant dijo:
Only if you believe that human loss is merely collateral and of secondary importance to the health and profit of international corporations, in peace or in war. I suppose you can credit the NYT for reporting what is important to their readers and assuming that they, their readers, are vested in copper futures.
Next, enter preacher; who will share his revelation that the copper industry must be blessed by God while those wretches who had their lives and homes destroyed deserved what they got. Copper prices will go up on the NYSE.
Palabras por peasant spat forth on el 14 de Noviembre, 2007 at 08:16 PM
Rafael dijo:
Latest reports show thousands left homeless by the earthquake. Its frustrating that you simply can not scoop them up and solve their problems with a wave of the hand. No matter how much you may want that to happen.
Palabras por Rafael spat forth on el 15 de Noviembre, 2007 at 10:44 AM