300 women inmates escape in Chile quake chaos

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Vehicles and boats lie on the shore after a tsunami hit the northern port of Iquique. Reuters
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An elderly person is evacuated from a shelter after a tsunami alarm at Antofagasta city
An elderly person is evacuated from a shelter after the tsunami alarm in Antofagasta city, on the southern Pacific coast north of Santiago, Chile. Reuters
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a restaurant near the shore in Chile. AFP/Getty
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View of the fire in the city of Iquique, Chile.
The fire in the city of Iquique, Chile. EPA
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Locals gather on the street following a tsunami alert in Chile. AFP/Getty
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ALERT OF TSUNAMI AFTER EARTHQUAKE IN NORTH OF CHILE
The port of Iquique after a tsunami alert following an 8.2 earthquake. EPA
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A man stares at a restaurant burning by the shore after a powerful earthquake hit off Chile’s Pacific coast. Getty Images
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Residents huddle in the street. AFP/Getty
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Locals gather on street. Getty Images
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Locals take refuge at the city stadium following a tsunami alert after a powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile’s Pacific coast, on April 1, 2014 in Iquique. A tsunami warning… Getty Images
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Locals sit on the street following a tsunami alert after a powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile’s Pacific coast, on April 1, 2014 in Antofagasta. A tsunami warning has been… Getty Images
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A fire is seen at Iquique city from the top floor of a building during a vertical evacuation after a tsunami alarm at Iquique city
A fire is seen at Iquique city from the top floor of a building during a vertical evacuation after a tsunami alarm at Iquique city, north of Santiago on the… Reuters
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Locals in Iquique prepare to leave following a tsunami alert after a powerful earthquake hit off Chile’s Pacific coast. Getty Images
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Locals take refuge at the city stadium following a tsunami alert. A tsunami warning has been issued for Chile, Peru and Ecuador, US officials said. Getty Images
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ALERT OF TSUNAMI AFTER EARTHQUAKE IN NORTH OF CHILE
epa04150334 A group of people prepares for a possible evacuation to higher zones of the city of Iquiqu after a Tsunami alert following a 8.2 Richter scale earthquake in the… EPA
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A Chilean casino flooded after the powerful quake. AFP/Getty
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ALERT OF TSUNAMI AFTER EARTHQUAKE IN NORTH OF CHILE
A group of people in a street prepare for possible evacuation to higher zones of the city of Iquique. EPA
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A group of people evacuates towards a high zone due to a Tsunami alert after an 8.2 Richter scale earthquake in Valaparaiso
People evacuate toward a higher zone due to a tsunami alert after an 8.2 earthquake in Valaparaiso. EPA
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People embrace on the upper floor of an apartment building located a few blocks from the coast where they gathered to avoid a possible tsunami after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
People embrace on the upper floor of an apartment building a few blocks from the coast, where they gathered to avoid a possible tsunami after an earthquake in Iquique. AP
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ALERT OF TSUNAMI AFTER EARTHQUAKE IN NORTH OF CHILE
Firefighters help evacuate people toward a higher zone. EPA
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Peru’s “Costa Verde” bay remains closed following Lima’s tsunami alert.
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People flee the “Costa Verde” bay. Getty Images
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People are evacuated from their shelter after a tsunami alarm at Antofagasta city, north of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014. A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2… Reuters
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An elderly person is evacuated from a shelter after a tsunami alarm at Antofagasta city, north of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014. A major earthquake of… Reuters
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Military vehicles patrol the streets after the earthquake hit Iquique, Chile. AP