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Chile imposes curfew in two quake hit areas- TV

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-03-01 06:20
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SANTIAGO: The Chilean government declared a curfew in two areas hard-hit by a powerful earthquake, state television reported on Sunday.

The curfew applies to Maule region and the city of Concepcion, where looting erupted a day after the magnitude-8.8 earthquake, which has killed more than 700 people.