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AMERICA: CHILE |
Chile Restores Normal Basic
Services After Earthquake
SANTIAGO - Chile has surpassed the emergency
caused by the earthquake that shook the
South American country on Feb. 27, as the
basic services have been restored and the
food and shelter delivery and health care
have been effective at the most affected
areas, official sources said on Tuesday.
"We are surpassing the toughest phase of the
emergency, we have been able to give water,
food and shelter to the thousands of victims
affected in the center-south of the
territory," Chilean Interior Vice Minister
Patricio Rosende told the press.
There are drinking water at all the urban
localities in the affected zones, Rosende
said. He added that 10.6 million people have
normal supplying network, while 589,000
people are receiving the services of water
trucks.
Rosende told reporters that the electricity
supply has been reestablished in more than
90 percent of the affected localities.
The Housing Ministry recorded that 23,248
buildings are with damages, and 6,378 with
considerable damages, Rosende said.
"There will be subsidies for the families to
repair their houses. If the damages are
irreparable, and the related directions of
the municipalities declare the buildings
uninhabitable for the families, they could
receive a new subsidy," Rosende said.
"I want to thank the citizens, because as it
is showed in the opinion poll of the
consultancy Adimark, they recognize the
efforts done by Chilean President Michele
Bachelet and the government during the first
days of the emergency," Rosende added.
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