Chile Sends Army to Fight Looters, Toll Tops 700

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clipped from www.foxnews.com CONCEPCION, Chile —  Security forces said Monday they arrested dozens of people for violating curfew after looters sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city and Chile's earthquake toll surpassed 700. President Michelle Bachelet promised imminent deliveries of food, water and shelter for thousands living on the streets. "We are confronting an emergency without parallel in Chile's history," Bachelet declared Sunday, a day after the magnitude-8.8 quake — one of the biggest in centuries — killed at least 708 people and destroyed or badly damaged 500,000 homes. Bachelet said "a growing number" of people were recorded as missing. SLIDESHOW: Chilean quake devastation The governor of the Concepcion region, Jaime Toha, said troops and police arrested 55 people overnight for violating a curfew imposed to halt looting. Aftershocks Hit Chile 31192078 Desperation Grows In Chile 31196402 Did Hawaii Dodge Bullet? 31179558 Earth Still Shaking 31179724 On This Day: 2/28 31190544

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clipped from news.yahoo.com CONCEPCION, Chile – Rescuers found signs of life in a quake-toppled building on Monday as the world offered aid to victims of a catastrophe that killed more than 700 people. Troops and police cracking down on looters arrested dozens of people for violating a curfew. "We are confronting an emergency without parallel in Chile's history," President Michelle Bachelet declared Sunday, a day after the magnitude-8.8 quake — one of the biggest in centuries — killed at least 708 people and destroyed or badly damaged 500,000 homes. Some coastal towns were almost obliterated, first shaken by the quake, then slammed by a tsunami that lifted whole houses and carried them inland and crushed others into piles of sticks. Firefighters had already pulled 25 survivors from the structure as well as eight people who died.

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clipped from www.youtube.com As Chile tries to cope with the devastation caused by yesterday's earthquake, its outgoing president is taking steps to eliminate looting. Essentials will be given away for free, under the supervision of authorities. (Feb. 28) Looters Storm Stores in Chile Following Quake

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