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Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Along Chile's Roads, Scenes Of Wreckage

More than 700 people are now confirmed dead after Saturday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile. The epicenter was off the Pacific coast, near Concepcion, the country's second-biggest city. Reporter Annie Murphy is on the way to that city, and talks to host Guy Raz about the wreckage she's seen on the way: buckled highways, overpasses turned into rubble, and towns where damaged water systems have forced residents to start bucket brigades from the nearest natural water source.

Rescue Effort Ramps Up In Chile; Death Toll Rises

The epicenter of the quake was 70 miles from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city. (AP) hide caption

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Chile Quake: Emergency Without Parallel

Rescue Effort Ramps Up In Chile; Death Toll Rises

Survivors huddled around the rubble of their homes and wandered the streets, fearing aftershocks, a day after one of the strongest earthquakes in history. Reports said some towns "disappeared from the map."

NPR's Richard Harris: Science Of Quakes

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U.S., Mexico Join Efforts To Combat Drug Traffic

Last week, American and Mexican officials met in Washington to ramp up efforts to combat illegal drug use and the problems it causes. Some of those issues are all too visible in the U.S., where addiction touches the lives of millions, as well as in Mexico, where thousands of soldiers, police, prosecutors and civilians have been murdered in the battle between the government and drug traffickers. Liane Hansen speaks with Gil Kerlikowske, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, about recent efforts to stem the flow of drugs from Mexican by decreasing the demand in the U.S.

Women Scientists Take Role In Rebuilding Iraq

With U.S. forces scheduled to begin withdrawal from Iraq this summer, Iraq must now take the lead in rebuilding itself. Iraqi scientists and engineers will hold the key to the future, and Iraqi women hope to be a part of that. Liane Hansen speaks to Dr. Alkazragy and Dr. Mustafa, two female Iraqi scientists who are visiting scholars at American universities. The doctors have asked that their first names be withheld for security concerns.

Planning For Haiti's Future Presents Many Challenges

15 minutes outside of Port-au-Prince, along the shoulder of National Road 2, a sign from the Department of Tourism instructs people not to throw garbage. But this site has now become a makeshift dump, where rubble from the Jan. 12 earthquake is piled as far as the eye can see. Richard Harris/NPR hide caption

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Haiti Quake: Ruin And Recovery

Planning For Haiti's Future Presents Many Challenges

From the early days after the earthquake, planners have been trying to develop a long-term recovery plan to address some of Haiti's long-standing problems. But competing needs — rebuilding infrastructure, providing social services, restoring forests — are making it difficult to work out a comprehensive plan for recovery.