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Victim's Relatives Sue
Chilean Government For Failure In Tsunami
Warning
SANTIAGO - Relatives of victims of the
tsunami following the 8.8-magnitude quake in
Chile sued the authorities for failure to
warn the people against the disaster on
Wednesday.
Relatives of two sisters -- Nancy and Eliana
Lema Morales, who died in the tsunami,
presented their case to the Chilean justice
authorities.
Eliana's husband Hugo Fuentealba said they
left home for a nearby hill after hearing
about the quake in a radio report.
But (former) President Michelle Bachelet
swiftly declared that there was not going to
be a tsunami at any coast of Chile, so they
went back to the town and did not take any
precaution.
"When we arrived at the house and I saw
through the fence an enormous wave,"
Fuentealba said.
Nancy and Eliana were taken away by the
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