Three days after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck the South American nation of Chile, the massive extent of the damage is becoming clearer, and the number of known victims has climbed to 723 deaths so far, many thousands still missing, and nearly 2 million displaced. World governments made immediate pledges of aid after Chilean President Michelle Bachelet requested mobile bridges, field hospitals, satellite phones, electrical generators, disaster assessment teams, water purification systems, field kitchens and restaurants, UN officials said. Collected here are recent photos from areas in Chile damaged by Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
1. A boat lies marooned on a street in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday triggering a tsunami that hit coastal communities. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)
2. Residents recover their belongings from their home destroyed by a major earthquake in Talca, Chile on March 1, 2010. Chile's government scrambled on Monday to provide aid to thousands of homeless people in coastal towns devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunamis, as 10,000 troops patrolled to quell looting. (REUTERS/Mariana Bazo)
3. A resident moves debris washed up by waves generated by a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
4. The inside of a theater is seen wrecked in Valparaiso, Chile on February 28, 2010, a day after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. (FELIPE GAMBOA/AFP/Getty Images)
5. Residents collect water from children's swimming pools, as the potable water system remains broken, after a major earthquake in Concepcion, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra)
6. Containers lie scattered amid buildings from a tsunami caused by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Talcahuano, Chile, 20 kms from Concepcion on March 1, 2010. (DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
7. An armed man stands guard on his rooftop in Talcahunao, Chile on March 1, 2010, as civil unrest and mass looting has led to a curfew being imposed. (DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
8. Chilean Mario Lantano and wife Olga Retamal show pictures recovered from their house in the Chilean city of Dichato, some 30 km from Concepcion on March 1, 2010. (CLAUDIO SANTANA/AFP/Getty Images)
9. People wait for their mobile phones to charge at a fire station in Concepcion, Chile on March 1, 2010. (EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)
10. A policeman answers a question in front of a house destroyed by a major earthquake in La Pezca, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian)
11. Picture taken on March 1, 2010 showing the massive destruction caused by a tsunami in the Chilean city of Pulluhue, 320 km south of Santiago, three days after the huge earthquake rocked the country. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images)
12. Survivors walk in a blackout caused by a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
13. Residents hold a wake for a relative killed in a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero)
14. Rescuers search for victims at a destroyed house in Constitucion, Chile, Monday, March 1 , 2010. (AP Photo/ Roberto Candia)
15. Rescuers carry a puppy found alive inside a destroyed house in Constitucion, Chile, Monday, March 1 , 2010. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
16. Picture taken on March 1, 2010 of telephone and power lines brought down in Concepcion, Chile, by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake three days earlier. (EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)
17. Soldiers patrol along a major highway to maintain order after a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
18. A family gathers outside their home destroyed by a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero)
19. A member of an earthquake-damaged local circus carries a horse from a merry-go-round in Iloca, Chile, Monday, March 01, 2010. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
20. Chilean firemen recover a body found in debris washed up by waves generated by a major earthquake at the epicenter in Curanipe February 28, 2010. (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero)
21. A woman stands inside a destroyed house in Talca, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Mariana Bazo)
22. A couple walks past a destroyed statue of Chile's National Hero Bernardo O'Higgins in Concepcion, southern Chile, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)
23. A woman climbs over the debris of her destroyed house in Dichato, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)
24. People detained by police for looting kneel against a building near Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)
25. A boat left stranded inland after a tsunami in the Chilean city of Dichato, some 30 km from Concepcion, on March 1, 2010. (CLAUDIO SANTANA/AFP/Getty Images)
26. Dead bodies wrapped in blankets sit on the floor of a gymnasium in Constitucion, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
27. Chilean soldiers patrol the streets to stop looting and keep the order, as a building burns in the background after a major earthquake in Concepcion March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra)
28. Boats, shipping containers and debris lie in jumbled piles near the coast in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)
29. Kittens remain amid the debris of a house destroyed by Saturday's earthquake and ensuing tsunami, in Curanipe, 330 km south of Santiago on March 2, 2010. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images)
30. A woman mourns the death of a loved one lying next to another victim of the tsunami generated by a major earthquake, near the epicenter in Cuanripe, Chile on February 28, 2010. (REUTERS/Cunaripe Fire Station)
31. Aid workers sort donations of clothing destined for victims of a major earthquake along Chile's southern coast, in Santiago March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Marco Fredes)
32. A boat lies marooned on top of destroyed homes in Dichato, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)
33. A fireman fights a fire at a supermarket in Concepcion, Chile, on March 1, 2010. Dozens of looters sacked and burned a supermarket and a supply center after police fired tear gas while trying to disperse them as they were looking for food. (CLAUDIO SANTANA/AFP/Getty Images)
34. A resident walks past part of a cemetery destroyed by a major earthquake in Constitucion, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero)
35. A resident observes the San Francisco de Curico church after it was damaged in a major earthquake in Curico, Chile on March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez)
36. A resident douses himself with water from a fire hydrant as the city water system remains broken after a major earthquake in Talca, March 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Mariana Bazo)
37. A man sits inside his earthquake-damaged home at the Yungay neighborhood in Santiago, Chile on Sunday, February 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Espinoza)
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