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Pictures show many buildings and roads crumbling due to the strong effects of the tremor. Nw reports have death tolls close to 150 but these are expected to rise due to the breakdown in communications with certain areas such as Concepcion.

Reports say that many people, possibly in the hundreds of thousands, have had electricity, water and phone lines cut off due to the Santiago Chile earthquake.

The tsunami warnings issued today stem from this quake due to the location of the country. Many areas such as Hawaii, Japan and other islands are in jeopardy and face erosion and possible damage due to todays event.

Source: Media Newswire