From an area not always noted for its touchy feely people politics, the police chief of Concepciòn orders his officers to refrain from arresting post earthquake looters caught stealing essential supplies. According to him, “If they have basic foods, milk, flour, water, diapers for babies, the order is to not arrest them; but if they have a television, they’ll arrest them.” The Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, orders supermarkets to give away basic supplies in an effort to help desperate victims of the devastating earthquake and to control looting that has broken out in some cities. She added that the government will also, “prosecute anyone responsible for price speculation in the disaster area.”
Related Statistic: The magnitude 8.8 quake that struck on Feb. 27 near Maule, Chile moved the entire city of Concepción 10 feet to the west.