Posts Tagged ‘Chile’
Written by julie on 15 June 2011
Share A soaring ash cloud spews from a volcano in south-central Chile. This may disrupt air traffic for some time since the eruption shows no signs of stabilizing in the near term, experts said on Tuesday. Ash from a volcano in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain that erupted on June 4 after decades lying dormant has [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 12 February 2011
Share An earthquake on Friday shook central Chile, including the capital, rocking a zone hit by a devastating quake a year ago. It was around 5 pm when the tremor struck. There were no immediate reports of any damage. Residents rushed to the street in some areas on feeling the tremor around 5 p.m. local [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 14 October 2010
Share After what seems to be an endless underground nightmare in history, the experience has finally come to an end. Best thing about it was that it all happened faster than anyone expected. In a faultless operation which caught the attention of many, 33 miners who were buried for more than two months deep [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 14 October 2010
Share Due to impressive speed and faultless execution of the rescue operation, one by one, miners were able to climb into a confined cage deep beneath the Chilean earth. It was an unbelievable experience for them after being lifted up through 2,000 feet of rock and saw precious sunlight Wednesday after the endless underground [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 13 October 2010
Share After more than two painful months, away from their families the most awaited rescue of the 33 Chilean miners stuck in a collapsed mine will finally happen. Workers in northern Chile, tightened the bolts and maneuvered into place the specially designed capsule called the Phoenix II. The equipment will lower a rescuer the half-mile [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 23 August 2010
Share While people in Chile are sighing with relief, because of the news on Sunday that 33 miners stuck underground were still alive, a video footage from inside the mine was revealed. The video, acquired by CNN Chile, was taken b a small camera that was brought underground after rescuers got a handwritten message from [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 29 June 2010
Share Watch the Live Stream of World Cup 2010, Brazil vs Chile Share [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 26 June 2010
Share Watch the Live Stream video of 2010 World Cup FIFA, Chile vs Spain Chile vs Spain is considered as a much-awaited match between two stylish sides in Pretoria. Share [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 16 June 2010
Share Watch 2010 FIFA World Cup Live Stream The 19th FIFA World Cup, an international soccer football tournament, is slated to take place from June 11 to July 11, 2010 in South Africa, the host nation. This is a one month tournament, and it will be the first time ever that the game event will [Continue reading]
Written by julie on 15 March 2010
Share After last month’s 8.8. magnitude quake, the Chileans experienced total darkness Sunday night due to power failure. According to the Interior Ministry’s emergency office, the outage happened around nightfall and affected 1,200-mile (2,000-kilometer) stretch from Taltal in the north to Chile in the south. The transformer [Continue reading]