affected by the quake and in all, half a million homes severely damaged and the epicenter of the city of concepcion, in the city of concepcion, 350 bodies recovered there, and one sign of progress, some flights starting to land at the main airport closed immediately after the earthquake. gregg: joining us on the telephone live, the capital of santiago, a reporter from the christian science monitor and you were indpeispensable to us yesterday as we watched the pictures of the destruction and devastation and give us an update of what has happened since. reporter: essentially, rescue efforts are still under way, and there has been a lot of looting as panic sets in as the areas are more affected and don t have basic service of electricity and water and phone communications are complicated, and so, many still don t know what happened to their loved ones.