Elliott Yamin In Chile

I've been following Elliott Yamin's twitter account during the recent earthquake in Chile and I am glad that he is doing okay. Hope he is able to get out of there soon. Here are some of his tweets as it was happening (I have them in reverse order from twitter. From old to new):

#Huge earthquake just now in Chile!!....I swear I thought this was the end of my life!!!!! 10:43 PM Feb 26th

#Fuck!!!!!! I take it all back everybody!!....I just escaped w my life,from an 8.3 earthquake!!!...is everybody ok?...where was the epicener? 10:55 PM Feb 26th

#Complete and utter choas on the streets...no power...my heart is beatin outta my chest!....tsunami warnin...I am only a mile inland! 11:18 PM Feb 26th

#Hey everybody...we r totally safe and sound 4 the time being...I'm finally calmer,and dawn is approaching,which will help!..thx 4 ur prayers about 23 hours ago

#I'm totally calm now....were all 2gether...got blankets from our rooms, and we're all hudled on the street..no aftershox in a while.. about 23 hours ago

#Oh shit!!..here come some more aftershox....sweet jesus,and baby jesus!! about 23 hours ago

#Whoa!!...my bro just informed me that cnn is relayin my tweets!!...please knw that we r safe, and there is currently no threat of a tsunami about 23 hours ago

#Attn cnn/world: we r worried from ur reports of a tsunami, yet no warning sirens have sounded yet!...the army here is advising us 2 stay put about 23 hours ago

#Whoa!!...just felt a pretty strong aftershock!...mother nature aint givin up on yet!! about 21 hours ago

#Just got word that the airport in Santiago is closed...the tarmac has been reduced 2 rubble...my blood sugar is really hi about 21 hours ago

#Imma Type 1 diabetic, and was sppsd 2 leave sunday.I only packed enuf insulin pump supplies 2 last til then....airports r closed! about 21 hours ago

#The next closest airport 2 where we r in vina del mar is 6 hrs away!!...we've felt about 30 aftershox already!!! about 21 hours ago

#sorry..network/power/phn down all day..we were all bussed from vina del mar 2 santiago...just arrived safely!..happy 2 b alive!..prayers!! about 11 hours ago

#my thoughts and prayers go out 2 all victims/fams.seeing images of the devastation 4 1st time NOW..we were so lucky!..stay tuned & G-D bless about 11 hours ago

#wow!!..a bit emotional as i am seeing for the first time since the quake hit, exactly what we endured!.just gettn situated, then gonna (cont about 11 hours ago

#so far, we are the lucky ones!!...please cont 2 pray 4 the victims and their families!!...im overwhelmed w emotion right now!! about 11 hours ago

#the chilean people r resilient, passionate, and warm people!!...and they are all in my thoughts n prayers as i say goodnite 2 the world!! about 2 hours ago

What a rollercoaster ride for Elliott. I'm so glad he is okay and I hope he gets home safely.

He was in Chile performing in a local competition. Here is a video of his performance:


He has also been interviewed by the major news programs. Here are a couple of his interviews from today:

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