The death toll from the earthquake in Chile has risen to eight – Kommersant

The number of victims of the earthquake in Chile has risen to eight, according to TASS referring to the Minister of Internal Affairs of the South American republic Jorge Burgos. Russian citizens among the dead net.Takzhe being sought a man who has been missing. Earlier it was reported five dead. About one million people were evacuated.

Recall the coast of Chile, an earthquake of magnitude 8.3. The earthquake was recorded at 1:54 am Moscow time. The epicenter was located 46 kilometers north-west of the city Ilyapel, 228 km north of the capital Santiago. The earthquake at the depth of 8.3 km.

EMERCOM of Russia in the Sakhalin region reported that the level of threat to the Pacific coast of the Kuril Islands will be possible to determine approximately 02:30 on September 18, three hours before the expected approach of the wave. Office has recommended to the population not to be on the coast in the period from 5:00 to 7:00 local time. Regional Glaucus Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said that the threat of Kamchatka Krai settlements there, and small waves can come to the peninsula in the morning on September 18.