Tsunami survivors on Chilean coast share tale of horror
Michael Warren and Eva Vergara
Associated Press Writers
[ESP] Pelluhue, Chile (AP) ― The 40 retirees enjoying summer vacation at a seaside campground nestled under pine trees knew they had to move fast after Chile’s powerful earthquake struck.
They didn’t make it. The tsunami came in three waves, surging 200 yards into this Pacific Ocean resort town and dragging away the bus they’d piled into, hoping to get to high ground. Most of those inside were the retired Chileans, and only five of their bodies had been found by Monday, firefighters and witnesses said.
