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The Opposition Is Off Balance
Brown, Cynthia | April 13, 1985 issue

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The article provides information about an earthquake that took place in Chile on March 3, 1985. Measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale, it shook Santiago, Valparaiso and adjacent areas, killing 146 people and leaving some 200,000 homeless. The aftershocks continued for days, causing widespread panic. With damage estimated at up to $600 million, the 2 percent of the national budget that General Augusto Pinochet allotted for the emergency is far from sufficient. The government did not mobilize a civilian network of assistance as it had in the past, or send representatives to the affected areas.

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EARTHQUAKES; BUDGET; DAMAGES; EMERGENCY management; CIVIL defense; CHILE
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