From: 14YMEDIO.COM Internacional

Eleven Dead, one million evacuees and millions in damages by an earthquake in Chile

Santiago, Chile| September 17, 2015

(EFE/14YMEDIO.COM) — The death toll caused by the earthquake that occurred this Wednesday night has now risen to eleven people, according to Richard Toro, the director of Chile’s National Office of Emergency (Onemi). As of now there are nine injured, one missing, one million evacuees, and millions of dollars in damages.

The quake— the third strongest in the history of this suffering nation, where the largest earthquake in history was registered in 1960, took place at 7:54pm local time, its epicenter located at 28 miles west of the northern town of Canela, and 9 miles in depth.

Due to the force of the quake, the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy gave the tsunami alert for all the Chilean coast, more than 2,485 miles in length, after which authorities ordered an immediate evacuation.