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[NEWS] UPDATE 11-Massive earthquake strikes Chile, 122 dead

A TV grab from Telesur shows an image of a burning building in Concepcion after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile, Feb. 27. breaking news NBC, msnbc.com and news services UPDATE 11-Massive earthquake strikes Chile, 122 dead http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSNLDE61Q02O20100227?type=marketsNews 11:19am EST * Quake kills at least 122 people * Buildings toppled, bridges and roads damaged * Operations halted at two major copper mines (Updates with death toll, adds details) By Alonso Soto SANTIAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, killing at least 122 people, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific. TV Chile reported that a 15-storey building collapsed in the hardest-hit city of Concepcion, where buildings caught fire, major highway bridges collapsed and cracks opened up in the streets. Cars turned upside down lay scattered across one damaged bridg...