What Chile Needs Now

Eyewitnesses have been reporting that every market and supermarket had been looted in hard-hit Conception on Chile's mainland. With no electricity and water services, Chileans were left to fend for themselves. Looters were pillaging gas stations, pharmacies, banks and supermarkets. The police forces were overwhelmed. They were shooting water at the looters. They were doing everything they could to control the situation, but they were outgunned by the large crowd who was caught in a panic rush. That state of catastrophe pushed President Michele Bachelet to sign a decree giving the military control over security in Concepcion. The president and her team intervened by announcing that essentials on the shelves of major supermarkets would be given away for free, under the supervision of authorities who were to distribute food and water. A curfew has also been in effect from 9 P.M. to 6 A.M. That allows security personnel and emergency forces to be out on the streets to rescue and help those still caught under rubbles.

What Chile Needs Right Now:

President Michele Bachelet said that the country needs field hospitals and temporary bridges, water purification plants and damage assessment experts. Chile needs rescuers to give a break to those who have been working from Feb. 27, 2010.