Santiago, Chile earthquake fallen bridge

Santiago, Chile earthquake fallen bridge

Santiago, Chile earthquake fallen bridge with fireman

Santiago, Chile earthquake fallen bridge with spectators

Santiago, Chile earthquake

Santiago, Chile earthquake airport

We drove around Santiago today to document/photograph the damage from the earthquake. Santiago seems to be not too badly damaged in general. We only encountered a few spots of bad destruction and people are mostly doing things they would do anyways. Encountered the bridge pictured above though and went to the airport which was like a ghost town. Almost nobody there and the police just let us walk right up there. City seems mostly intact.

It has also been rather weird staying at the Marriott hotel, which is a nice hotel. Having a flat screen TV and watching the earthquake damage all over Chile while laying in a nice king bed was odd. Feeling all the aftershocks is not fun though, especially since I am on the 19th floor. Actually I feel like being on a boat right now. It just doesn’t feel solid under my feet. I think a lot is imaginary but then there is the occasional rumble. I have my water bottle set up to monitor shaking. We just spoke with the director of sales here and he told us that we might get into a pinch with food since the government might cut off delivery and dispense it where they need it most. Gladly giving up food for those in need though, this is the most spoiled disaster experience one could imagine.