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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- Jonathan Franklin, Guardian reporter in Chile. He tweets @FranklinBlog.
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