Chilean television says more than 300 bodies have been found in the fishing town of Constitucion which was swamped by a tsunami after the quake.The total number known to have been killed across Chile stands at more than 700, but is expected to rise further.Chilean Senator Evelyn Mathei is one of those trying to come to terms with her experience- while also looking to help. The country is the world's biggest copper producer and the earthquake, which is estimated to have killed 400 people, is believed to have wrecked infrastructure.The quake had forced an initial suspension of up to a fifth of Chile's copper mining capacity – estimated at 4.5m tonnes in concentrate annually – as Anglo American and Codelco halted output at four mines. to know more click here.
Haiti compared to chile was the worse earthquake disaster due to haiti being very poor and having unstable homes. Chile compared to Haiti is a rich country the damage wasn't as severe but people were hurt and buildings were destroyed but everything that was still intact shows how Chile has a very strong construction sight compared to Haiti. click here for more
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