A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile on March 1st, 2010, triggering a devastating tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami destroyed numerous coastal towns, leaving thousands homeless. Chile's government scrambled to provide aid and deployed 10,000 troops to prevent looting in the aftermath. Residents were shown recovering belongings from destroyed homes and collecting water from pools as systems were damaged.

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2. A boat lies marooned on a street in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday triggering a tsunami that hit coastal communities

3. Residents recover their belongings from their home destroyed by a major earthquake in Talca, Chile on March 1, 2010. Chile's government scrambled on Monday to provide aid to thousands of homeless people in coastal towns devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunamis, as 10,000 troops patrolled to quell looting

4. A resident moves debris washed up by waves generated by a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 1, 20

5. The inside of a theatre is seen wrecked in Valparaiso, Chile on February 28, 2010, a day after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile

6. Residents collect water from children's swimming pools, as the potable water system remains broken, after a major earthquake in Concepcion, Chile on March 1, 2010

7. Containers lie scattered amid buildings from a tsunami caused by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Talcahuano, Chile, 20 km from Concepcion on March 1, 2010

8. An armed man stands guard on his rooftop in Talcahunao, Chile on March 1, 2010, as civil unrest and mass looting has led to a curfew being imposed

9. Chilean Mario Lantano and wife Olga Retamal show pictures recovered from their house in the Chilean city of Dichato, some 30 km from Concepcion on March 1, 2010

10. A policeman answers a question in front of a house destroyed by a major earthquake in La Pezca, Chile on March 1, 2010

11. Picture taken on March 0 showing the massive destruction caused by a tsunami in the Chilean city of Pulluhue, 320 km south of Santiago, three days after the huge earthquake rocked the country

12. Rescuers search for victims at a destroyed house in Constitucion, Chile, Monday, March 1 , 2010

13. Picture taken on March 1, 2010 of telephone and power lines brought down in Concepcion, Chile, by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake three days earlier

14. A member of an earthquake-damaged local circus carries a horse from a merry-go-round in Iloca, Chile, Monday, March 01, 2010

15. Chilean firemen recover a body found in debris washed up by waves generated by a major earthquake at the epicenter in Curanipe February 28, 2010

16. A woman stands inside a destroyed house in Talca, Chile on March 1, 2010

17. A couple walks past a destroyed statue of Chile's National Hero Bernardo O'Higgins in Concepcion, southern Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010

18. A woman climbs over the debris of her destroyed house in Dichato, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010

19. People detained by police for looting kneel against a building near Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010

20. A boat left stranded inland after a tsunami in the Chilean city of Dichato, some 30 km from Concepcion, on March 1, 2010

21. Chilean soldiers patrol the streets to stop looting and keep the order, as a building burns in the background after a major earthquake in Concepcion March 1, 2010

22. Boats, shipping containers and debris lie in jumbled piles near the coast in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010

23. A woman mourns the death of a loved one lying next to another victim of the tsunami generated by a major earthquake, near the epicentre in Cuanripe, Chile on February 28, 2010

24. Aid workers sort donations of clothing destined for victims of a major earthquake along Chile's southern coast, in Santiago March 1, 2010

25. A boat lies marooned on top of destroyed homes in Dichato, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010

26. A fireman fights a fire at a supermarket in Concepcion, Chile, on March 1, 2010. Dozens of looters ransacked and burned a supermarket and a supply centre after police fired tear gas while trying to disperse them as they were looking for food

27. A resident walks past part of a cemetery destroyed by a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 1, 2010

28. A resident observes the San Francisco de Curico church after it was damaged in a major earthquake in Curico, Chile on March 1, 2010

29. A man sits inside his earthquake-damaged home at the Yungay neighbourhood in Santiago, Chile on Sunday, February 28, 2010

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