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Chile Earthquake Death Toll Soars Past 700 as Leader Describes
'Catastrophe'.
Hundreds of People Are Dead and Milli-ons
Displaced; Rescue Effort Difficult at Toppled Apartments.
With more than 700 people believed de-ad and the toll expected to rise, Chilean rescue workers struggled to save people trapped by Saturday's massive earthqu-ake -- including dozens believed to be inside a collapsed apartment block in the city of Concepcion.
The 8.8-magnitude earthquake was one of the most intense ever measured, and has prompted Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to declare a "state of catastro-phe" in central Chile.
More than half a million homes were destroyed in an event scientists said was 500 times stronger than the earthquake in Haiti.
Bachelet, who leaves office on March 11,
sent the army to help police confront looting in the
quake zone today, The Associated Press reported, sharply
boosted estimates of injuries and said she'd likely
appeal for international aid.
"We are facing a catastrophe of such magnitude that has caused damages that will require gigantic efforts from every sector of our country -- both private and public sector," Bachelet told the media today, according to an ABC News translation. "We face an emergency without precedent in the history of Chile, in which we need fast and urgent answers.
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