Rescue workers pull a corpse out of a destroyed building in Concepcion after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. The toll topped 700 as rescuers searched for survivors and the extent of the disaster became clear in coastal areas where giant waves swept away homes, even as the government apologized for failing to issue a tsunami alert.

Chileans inspect the damage caused by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami along the coast near Conception on February 28, 2010. Chile's quake toll topped 700 as rescuers searched for survivors and the extent of the disaster became clear in coastal areas where giant waves swept away homes, even as the government apologized for failing to issue a tsunami alert.