Cars are pinned under a collapsed building after a major earthquake struck in Santiago

Massive earthquake hits Chile

A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early this morning, killing at least 78 people, triggering a tsunami and rattling buildings in Santiago.

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