Earthquake in Chile

27th February 2010

We got a hell of a fright at 3.30 this morning when our 100 year old hostel in Santiago de Chile started shaking and a big bit of the wall fell on the bed where Jeff had been lying.  It was an 8.8 earthquake. The hostel owner was very good and got us all out safely. 
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We waited a few hours in the park nearby before we could find another accommodation. We later saw that the wall on the floor above us had fallen out completely, leaving the beds exposed.  Its chaos in Santiago now and we are stuck here for a couple of days as no buses or planes are going anywhere. 
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The outside of our hostel

The outside of our hostel (there was a vacant lot next to it)

 

Beds exposed on the top floor

Beds exposed on the top floor

The house next door lost a wall

The house next door lost a wall

 

Rubble outside the hostel

Rubble outside the hostel

 

A piece of wall fell out into our room

A piece of wall fell out into our room ...

 

... leaving a big mess

... leaving a big mess

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