The Government of Iquique , Chile, confirmed the death of two people during the earthquake of 8.2 degrees on the Richter scale rocked this afternoon north.
Two people died of heart attacks . The deaths occurred in Iquique and Alto Hospicio . The Governor of Iquique, Gonzalo Prieto, confirmed that the two dead men.
The chief of the province of Tarapaca region , also indicated that there are three people seriously injured earthquake product on Tuesday, occurred at 8:49 p. m . local time.
Chile's government also ordered to maintain the tsunami alert and the army along with police patrolling the streets of the northern city of Iquique, where more than 300 inmates fled the prison building on the Richter 8.2 earthquake that shook the north.
The evacuation of the population living on the coastal edge nationwide , enacted within minutes of the quake , because of the tsunami that was generated will be maintained for the next six hours until the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy ( SHOA ) confirm that there is no danger, said Interior Minister Rodrigo Peñailillo .
Peñailillo added that under the mass escape of prisoners from the prison of Iquique, preemptively decided that 300 military , in coordination with the police , to take charge of the security of the city , where in the next few hours reach a hundred members of special police forces to prevent any disorder and looting.
Two people died of heart attacks . The deaths occurred in Iquique and Alto Hospicio . The Governor of Iquique, Gonzalo Prieto, confirmed that the two dead men.
The chief of the province of Tarapaca region , also indicated that there are three people seriously injured earthquake product on Tuesday, occurred at 8:49 p. m . local time.
Chile's government also ordered to maintain the tsunami alert and the army along with police patrolling the streets of the northern city of Iquique, where more than 300 inmates fled the prison building on the Richter 8.2 earthquake that shook the north.
The evacuation of the population living on the coastal edge nationwide , enacted within minutes of the quake , because of the tsunami that was generated will be maintained for the next six hours until the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy ( SHOA ) confirm that there is no danger, said Interior Minister Rodrigo Peñailillo .
Peñailillo added that under the mass escape of prisoners from the prison of Iquique, preemptively decided that 300 military , in coordination with the police , to take charge of the security of the city , where in the next few hours reach a hundred members of special police forces to prevent any disorder and looting.
