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Chile Recovers After Earthquake

This picture taken on April 2, 2014 shows Riquelme Cove in Iquique, northern Chile, after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. (Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture taken on April 2, 2014 shows Riquelme Cove in Iquique, northern Chile, after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. (Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country’s northern region after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake hit last night. The quake left eight dead, but remarkable did not cause more damage.

Guardian reporter Jonathan Franklin joins Here & Now’s Robin Young from Chile with the latest.

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