Hey everyone I found this in the Deseret News. All 9 mission presidents have checked in and said that all missionaires are safe and accounted for. Will keep you updated with any other news.
Here is the News Story:
SALT LAKE CITY — In the hours after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake rocked Chile early Saturday, killing more than 140 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say all nine of the church's Chilean mission presidents have checked in and are reporting that all missionaries are safe and accounted for.
LDS missionaries in Mendoza and Salta, Argentina, also are safe and accounted for.
"We, along with the rest of the world, are watching with concern as reports from the massive earthquake in Chile continue to unfold," said LDS Church spokesman Scott Trotter. "As with any disaster, immediate details are difficult to confirm."
Local LDS Church leaders in the Concepcion area have reported considerable damage to the city, but they are unaware of any deaths to Latter-day Saints and indicate that all chapels appear to be just fine.
No significant damage was reported to the Santiago Chile Temple, however the trumpet on the angel Moroni statue fell off, according to the report.
LDS priesthood leaders are continuing to try to assess the status of LDS Church missionaries, members and meetinghouses.
In addition, church officials is assessing an appropriate humanitarian response to the disaster. Relief efforts would include coordinating with government and other disaster relief organizations.
The LDS Missionary Training Center in Santiago was not damaged in the earthquake, Trotter added.
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