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     Buildings crumbling, bridges falling, pure horror all around the country. No, this is not a scene from a movie or Haiti its from Chile’s 8.8 earthquake that struck early this morning. The world is holding their breath and praying once again as death tolls rises.

    Shortly after the quake a tsunami hit increasing the devastation and putting the rest of the world on alert.

     “Chile probably got the brunt force of the tsunami already. So probably the worst has already happened in Chile,” said Victor Sardina, geophysicist at the warning center.

   “The tsunami was pretty big too. We reported some places around 8 feet. And it’s quite possible it would be higher in other areas,” he added.

      Tusnami warnings have been posted all over. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a warning along the coast of Chile and Peru, and issued a tsunami watch for Colombia, Ecuador, Antarctica, Panama and Costa Rica. A lot of which are currently being evacuated. Also included is Hawaii which is currently under a strong tsunami warning.

      The Red Cross is currently trying to get troops in Chile as quickly as possible but the airport runways are currently unsafe from the damage and threat of aftershock. After the quake, residents streamed onto the streets of the Chilean capital completely devesated.

     “My house is completely destroyed, everything fell over … it has been totally destroyed. Me and wife huddled in a corner and after hours they rescued us,” said one elderly man in central Santiago.

     Scientists are commenting and worried that the plate tectonics’s are quickly shifting for a reason. It’s a little scary to think about, something no one could stop or control is mother nature. So if you’re a little freaked out by this you might not want to rent 2012 when it comes out on Tuesday.

     Everyone please have Chile in your prayers today. Do anything you can to help even if that’s just sending good thoughts and hopes.

     I will update as story develops

- Update 5.5 magnitude aftershock rocked Bio-Bio and 6.3 shook Argentina
-Update at 4:05 ET a 8.2ft tsunami is predicted to hit Hawaii

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