Journalists and locals queue up to apply for curfew pass in Concepcion, southern Chile, on March 2, 2010. The death toll in the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile early Saturday morning continued to rise in the latest official figure released Tuesday, and the authorities extended the length and scope of a curfew to maintain social order. [Xinhua]

A soldier carries out curfew operation in Concepcion, southern Chile, on March 2, 2010. The death toll in the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile early Saturday morning continued to rise in the latest official figure released Tuesday, and the authorities extended the length and scope of a curfew to maintain social order. [Xinhua]