Chile tsunami warnings are lifted
A fire burns at a restaurant after a powerful earthquake in Iquique, Chile (AP)
Authorities lifted tsunami warnings for Chile's long coastline early on Wednesday after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the South American nation's northern coast.
Six people were crushed to death or suffered fatal heart attacks, a remarkably low toll for such a powerful shift in the Earth's crust.
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