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01 Mar, 2010

Earthquake in Chile

Posted by: admin In: Around Beijing| News

 
Monday, March 1
Wave of regret | 1:23 a.m. ET
Chilean and Japanese officials have offered apologies for the way they handled tsunami warnings following the quake, but for different reasons.
Chile’s defense minister said the navy was too slow to alert nearby coastal communities to the tsunami threat. Waves killed at least five people on Robinson Crusoe Island [...]