List of posts with the tag: Chile

A major earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit central Chile Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties, local emergency officials said. Up until now they don’t have any information of deaths or major damage. A tsunami alert is ruled out. Earthquake Details: Magnitude 7.1 (This event has been reviewed by a…

Who Will Be TIME’s 2010 Person of the Year? Take a look at this year’s candidates (listed in amount of votes) and give them your rating in this Poll. Though TIME’s editors who choose the actual Person of the Year reserve the right to disagree The Top 25 candidates are: Rank Name Total Votes 1…

This comic how a Chile Mine Rescue Playset would be, with several toys, dolls, plastic rocks, and even a special pen showing how was the rescue. Bonus: El Presidente with hugging action __ Via The Joy of Tech

Florencio Avalos Leads First Group of Miners to be Rescued. The first of 33 Chilean miners, Florencio Avalos, has been rescued from the San Jose mine after 69 days underground. The capsule, Fenix 2, arriving to the surface with Florencio Ávalos inside:

First 5 Chilean Miners to be rescued This is the official list of the order that the 33 miners will be rescued from Copiapó Mine, Chile, the ablest will be the first to go: Florencio Ávalos Silva (the ablest) Mario Sepúlveda Juan Illanes Palma Carlos Mamani (theBolivian) Jimmy Sánchez Lagues (the youngest) The order can…

The names of the 5 Rescuers expected to reach the trapped Chilean miners are: Manuel González Pavez (Codelco) Roberto Ríos (Army) Patricio Robledo (Army) Patricio Sepúlveda (GOPE Carabineros) Jorge Bustamante Ramirez (Codelco) Each one has around 20 years of experience in rescue missions.

Rescue team officials inspect a capsule that will be used for the rescue of the 33 trapped miners in San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, on 25 September 2010. Chilean justice admitted state’s request that forces San Esteban mining company to pay 9,7 million dollars for miners rescue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Renetrs5NFI The famous Chilean writer Isabel Allende (67 years old) was interviewed by Craig Ferguson. I did not expect that she was so eccentric and hard about herself. She was quite rude when she tried to show Craig her tattoo. The book they talk about is titled: The Island Beneath the Sea. They talked about…

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Today March 4th two new severe earthquakes occurred, one of 6.1 Richter in the off-shore of Valparaiso Chile and the other in the south region of Taiwan, with a magnitude of 6.4. 6.1: 2010/03/04 01:59:51 UTC OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE 6.4: 2010/03/04 00:18:52 UTC TAIWAN Some News are also reporting another erathquakes in Colombia. Magnitude 6.1…

In the photo we see a computer graphic showing the possible path of Tsunami waves from an earthquake in Chile. Dr. Charles McCreery speaks on the phone at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The State of Hawaii is under a Tsunami Warning after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ml4olu9x28 This is the First video showing the moment of the 8.8 Earthquake in Chile. The Video was recorded by security cameras.