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Back-to-back earthquakes shatter roads in Alaska

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The police chief says parts of a scenic highway that heads from Anchorage toward mountains and glaciers have sunken and "completely disappeared" following the earthquake.
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An employee walks past a damaged aisle at Anchorage True Value hardware store after an earthquake, this morning in Anchorage, Alaska. Tim Craig, owner of the south Anchorage store, said no one was injured but hundreds of items hit the floor and two shelves collapsed in a stock room.
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This photo provided by David Harper shows merchandise that fell off the shelves during an earthquake at a store in Anchorage, Alaska, today. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had authorities urging people to seek higher ground.
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A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp off of Minnesota Drive in Anchorage, today. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground.
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Dennis Keeling measures for a broken window at an auto parts store in Anchorage, today. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground.
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A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp in Anchorage today. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground.
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A car is trapped on a collapsed section of the offramp of Minnesota Drive in Anchorage, today. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground.
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Staff begin the clean up process after an earthquake caused damage at the Alaska Institute of Oriental Medicine in Anchorage, Alaska today. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground.
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Highway workers and spectators look at a car stuck on a section of an off-ramp that collapsed during an earthquake this morning in Anchorage, Alaska. The driver was not injured attempting to exit Minnesota Drive at International Airport Road. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground.
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A customer at Anchorage True Value hardware store shops in the partially cleaned-up paint aisle after an earthquake today in Anchorage, Alaska. Tim Craig, owner of the south Anchorage store, said no one was injured but hundreds of items hit the floor and two shelves collapsed in a stock room.
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A tow truck holds a car that was pulled from on an off-ramp that collapsed during a morning earthquake today in Anchorage, Alaska. The driver was not injured attempting to exit Minnesota Drive at International Airport Road. Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads this morning in Anchorage, prompting people to run from their offices or seek shelter under office desks, while a tsunami warning had some seeking higher ground.
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In this photo provided by Jonathan M. Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after an earthquake, today in Wasilla, Alaska.
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In this photo provided by Jonathan M. Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after an earthquake this morning in Wasilla, Alaska.
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In this photo provided by Jonathan M. Lettow, people walk along Vine Road after an earthquake, today in Wasilla, Alaska.