A strong earthquake of 8.3 magnitude hit chile, the capital city of Santiago on 16th at 7:54p.m. A Tsunami warning has been issued to the entire coastal region of Chile and adjoining country Peru due to the earthquake and announcement has also been made in Hawaii. As the buildings in Santiago were shaken by the earthquake, thousands of residents came out on streets in fear which lead to a big chaos. Chile government has revealed that the details of the total damage and inuried people in affected area are still not definite due to unstable situation and communication. Initially the USGS reported that the magnitude of earthquake is 7.9 but suddenly it increased it to 8.3 magnitude. According to the USGS, the estimated magnitude of the earthquake in the north-west is 228 km away from Santiago and only 5 km deep at the coast of Pacific Ocean. On the other side Chile government has estimated that the epicenter was 500 km of north of Santiago with the depth of 11 km. The tremor was also felt in the capital city of Argentina which was at the distance of 1400 km. A few minutes after severe shocks, it was reported by the government that the magnitude of the earthquake was two times more than 6.0 Richter scale. After the earthquake the Chile government issued an evacuation order as there could be Tsunami near coast of Chile at 11p.m. The earthquake frequently occur in a large magnitude in Chile because it is connected to the earthquake zone of Pacific Rim which is also known as the “The ring of fire”. In 1960, more than 5000 people died in the central part of Chile due to 9.5 Richter Scale of earthquake and, as expected Chile was recently hit by a magnitude of 8.8 Richter Scale in Feb,2010.
A girl in her 20s who was called a “Monster” and the ugliest girl in the world, is now inspiring everyone. Lizzie Valesquez, 24 years old American who recently received attention among foreign netizens through one of her speech videos. She is suffering from a rare disease, in which no matter how much she eats, her body doesn’t absorb the nutrients. Even though she takes 60 portions of meals a day, she loses weight and fats from her face and body due to which she looks old. During her high school she was bullied and teased by thousands of people because of her video that was uploaded on YouTube which was titled “the world’s most ugliest girl”. She discloses that she was ridiculed by many people on the internet and in reality and also suffered from bullying. However, Lizzin Valesquez overcame her fear. Through her recent lecture at the TED in Texas, she received a lot of attention from the foreign media. She says “It is not the outward appearance ...
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