Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Miner Camp Near Earthquake Flood Site -- This miners' camp near the Chilean town of El Cobre escaped damage today when an earthquake hit much of central Chile and broke a 230-foot-high dam. El Cobre, with between 350 and 400 inhabitants, was buried under millions of tons of water, mud and debris when the dam broke.
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Miner Camp Near Earthquake Flood Site -- This miners' camp near the Chilean town of El Cobre escaped damage today when an earthquake hit much of central Chile and broke a 230-foot-high dam. El Cobre, with between 350 and 400 inhabitants, was buried under millions of tons of water, mud and debris when the dam broke.
Associated Press · [ca. March 1965]
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[Information from item housing] Earthquakes - Mexico - South America
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