Chile Rattled By 8.8 Quake

Chile's been going through much lately.

The head of the marines made the mistake of telling the Chilean population
that there would be no tsunami after the quake, only to be mistaken and adding more to the death toll.
The military has also had to deal with the many looters of grocery stores and such. But who could blame them? The previous Chilean president (just handed over the presidency to Sebastián Piñera) didn't ask any foreign country for assistance, when extra help wouldn't have hurt at all in getting food and aid to the masses.

Fortunately, since Chile is next to the Ring of Fire (earthquake prone tectonic plates), it has had a history of earthquakes. So houses have been made and prepared to last damages such as the ones caused by the 8.8
I have a string of relatives in Chile that all survived the quake safely.