Stories for February 28th 2010

Sunday, February 28th 2010 - 04:48 UTC

Chile: death toll reaches 300; basic services gradually recovering

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says more than 2 million people have been affected by earthquake.

The death toll in the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Chile on Saturday has risen to at least 300 people, Interior Minister Edmundo Perez Yoma said in Santiago at 20:00 local time.

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