domingo, 27 de fevereiro de 2011

Chile marks earthquake anniversary amid disputes


Chileans have been marking the anniversary of last year's earthquake, which killed more than 500 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
Commemorations were led by President Sebastian Pinera, who stressed the progress made in reconstruction.
But there were also protests by people who say the government has not done enough to help quake victims.
The earthquake on 27 February 2010 had a magnitude of 8.8 - one of the biggest ever recorded.
Across Chile, people lit candles and prayed in memory of the dead, and observed a minute's silence at the exact moment the earthquake struck.
President Pinera attended a ceremony in the town of Constitucion, which was badly hit by the earthquake and the tsunami which followed.
He acknowledged that some Chileans were not happy with the pace of reconstruction, but said his government was doing "everything humanly possible" to help people rebuild their communities. BBC News