The death toll from Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has risen to 708, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said.

Wary residents fearing aftershocks camped outside on mattresses and lawn chairs early Sunday after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the world in decades flattened buildings and blanketed the capital city in darkness.

A third suspect has been arrested in the massacre of 15 people at a house party last month in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a Mexican official said Saturday.

As the sun set in Chile on Saturday, a picture of the immense structural damage wrought by an early morning earthquake had come clearly into focus, with the nation’s president estimating that 2 million people had been affected in some way.

12:56 p.m. — More than 300 people have been confirmed dead in the quake, according to Chile’s Office of Emergency Management.

Tens of thousands of residents began evacuating from coastal Japan on Sunday in anticipation of a possible tsunami following the 8.8-magnitude quake that rocked Chile the day before, CNN’s Kyung Lah reported.

Sure, Luke Mescher felt a trembling fear when the walls around him started to shake Saturday, but standing around confused and scared wasn’t an option.

The first waves of a tsunami from a massive earthquake in Chile have hit the Big Island of Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

7:17 p.m. — The death toll from Saturday’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake has risen to 214, according to Chile’s interior minister.

A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Chile early Saturday, killing at least 147 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin.