BendiNewsTest: Cell-phone warning system keeps Chile safe through 8.3 magnitude earthquake

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Cell-phone warning system keeps Chile safe through 8.3 magnitude earthquake

Just before 8PM local time yesterday evening, a massive earthquake rocked Chile. The 8.3 magnitude quake caused buildings to bend and sway, grocery store shelves to spill goods into aisles, and waves over 3.5 meters (more than 11 feet) high to smash against the coastline. Over one million people have been evacuated, but luckily, thanks to a successful cell phone warning system, the death toll is very low.