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Facing angry survivors who had little or no warning of the quake-triggered tsunami, Chile's government uses helicopters and boats to step up food aid as the death toll rose to nearly 800.
Scientists and engineers in Chile and the U.S. agree that even though 500,000 homes were heavily damaged by the earthquake, stringent building codes resulted in fewer deaths.
A massive earthquake strikes Chile, killing at least 214 people and sending potentially dangerous tsunami waves splashing ashore in countries around the Pacific.