"It was scary, it was a huge earthquake" Chile eyewitness tells Newshour by BBC World Service Radio
A powerful earthquake has struck overnight in Chile triggering tsunami warnings all along South America's Pacific coastline, all the way up to Panama. These warnings have now been lifted, but a state of emergency has been declared in northern Chile around the cities of Iquique and Arica-- five people have been killed there. Tens of thousands of others living in vulnerable areas have been told to leave their homes. Anita Pobleti works at the Radisson hotel in Iquique and was on duty when the quake struck. Newshour's ames Menendez asked her to describe that moment:
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