(2 May 2025)
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Punta Arenas, Chile – 2 May 2025
1. Emergency alert on a mobile screen warning of evacuation reading (Spanish) "Maintain evacuation only of beach and coastal areas in the Magallanes" UPSOUND beeping
2. Old shipwreck along the coast of Punta Arenas
3. Coastal homes evacuated in Punta Arenas
4. Wide of piers
5. Coastline
6. Residents overlooking Punta Arenas
7. Punta Arenas cityscape
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) José Ruiz, Magallanes Regional Presidential Delegation:
"The preventive evacuation has been rescinded, but the state of precaution is maintained. When we talk about the state of precaution, as we have reiterated and what we said previously, is when waves are expected between thirty centimeters and one meter. And that also implies the release and clearing of the coastline. Therefore, the call is for only not pedestrians to avoid circulating on the waterfront. Although the traffic will not be cut off, what is sought is that it can be for strictly necessary tasks."
9. Fire truck responding to the earthquake emergency
10. Locals listening to earthquake updates on a radio
11. Residents evacuating
12. Various of schools being evacuated
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Aisén Etcheverry, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile:
"The evacuation, at least here in Punta Arenas, has been orderly. It is evident that people have responded well to the SAE (Emergency Alert System) alert, and I want to add to what the delegate mentioned: it is important to stay attentive to new notifications and alerts."
14. Residents evacuating
15. Various of traffic following evacuation orders
STORYLINE:
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, prompting the evacuation of the Chilean coastline throughout the Magallanes region and the suspension of water activities and navigation in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province.
No damage or casualties were initially reported.
The United States Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was under the ocean 219 kilometers (173 miles) south of the Argentine city of Ushuaia.
Chilean authorities issued an evacuation alert for the entire coastal section of the Strait of Magellan, in the far south of the country.
Due to a “tsunami alert, evacuation to a safe zone is being ordered for the coastal sectors of the Magallanes region,” Chile’s National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response said in a message sent to the public.
It also requested that all beach areas in the Chilean Antarctic territory be abandoned.
In Punta Arenas, located in Chilean Patagonia and on the Strait of Magellan, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the streets quickly filled with residents searching for shelters, according to images broadcast on local television. Many of them were carrying bags.
The evacuation proceeded calmly and without panic.
"The evacuation, at least here in Punta Arenas, has been orderly," said Aisén Etcheverry, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile. "It is evident that people have responded well to the SAE (Emergency Alert System) alert."
The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy, or SHOA, reported that waves could reach Antarctica as early as next hour, while it could take up to 12 hours to reach more remote locations.
Video by Claudio Monge
Produced by Victor R. Caivano
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