After about a day and a half of hitchhiking i arrived here at Concepcion in Chile. There is little time for me to write this so i just wanted to let you all know i got here OK and everything is good. The town i am at, Dichato, was hit by the 8.8 earthquake and also several tsunami style waves as it is a fishing town in the pacific. The place is completly destroyed and most people were left homeless, some with a boat smashed through whats left of their house. I am in a good position to help, food and water there is enough of for everyone including us volunteers. I will be staying here i think for about a week and then hitching south again. I have been taking a few photos of the complete and utter destruction but also of the changes the people have made, everyone is working flat out to move rubble, organise the streets a bit more and help those in need. Thats all i can write for now but a better update will be with you once i get back to civilization.
Santiago.
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