Earthquake in Chile

Posted by Dave and Zephie

Just a quick update to let everyone know we are ok after the earthquake in Chile. We arrived here last night after a 30 hour bus journey from El Bolson in Argentina, but were awoken by the quake at around 5am this morning. It was pretty horrific. Dave was on a top bunk in our dorm room so it is a miracle he was able to prevent himself from falling. There was no serious damage here but elsewhere in the city there have been some deaths, bridges and building have collapsed and the airport is closed. There have been tsunami warnings issued and the country's president has declared a state of national catastrophe so we are seriously considering leaving as soon as we can. There have been tremors ever since the main quake and we are still feeling them. The whole thing is completely surreal. Sirens were wailing all night and it was really hard to sleep. We are going to venture out into the city to see what's happened soon. Will keep everyone updated.

Lots of love Zephie and Dave xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx