New Zealand Crushed Again

Submitted by raquza on Mon, 21/02/2011 - 10:34pm
When you think New Zealand couldnt have anymore bad luck after the mine explosion it has with a massive earthquake hitting Christchurch with 68 confirmed dead and the number is rising quickly. All my condolences go out to people affected and even to people whom may have been affected and plays neo.
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this was released 13 mins ago http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/22/3145879.htm?section=world The strongest tremor, which was measured at a magnitude of 6.3, struck at a shallow depth of just four kilometres, at 12:51pm local time. New Zealand prime minister John Key has confirmed that at least 65 people are dead after a major earthquake threw the city of Christchurch into chaos. Christchurch Hospital is in operation and three triage centres have been set up in central city, Sydenham and Papanui. At least 17 confirmed dead Quake has caused multiple deaths Second major quake to hit city in five months Extensive damage in city, power cuts City has run out of ambulances 5.6-magnitude aftershocks recorded A level 3 emergency has been declared
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raquza | Mon, 21/02/2011 - 10:38pm |

Adds New Zealand to my prayer list. I can remember a minor tremor when we were holidaying on the South Island several years ago. A beautiful country. I have several friends, including my best friend there. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12533549 has a video of the centre of Christchurch Evoked memories of being there. A lovely city ..
bats1951 | Mon, 21/02/2011 - 10:51pm |

Number of deaths is expected to double. Hundreds are still trapped.
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raquza | Mon, 21/02/2011 - 11:05pm |

Did you find a guild ?
bats1951 | Mon, 21/02/2011 - 11:19pm |

nup still finding one.
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raquza | Tue, 22/02/2011 - 12:25am |

There has been 232 earthquakes in the world this last week three of them are above 6 on the scale http://earthquakes.tafoni.net/
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Sales | Tue, 22/02/2011 - 2:00am |

If you really want to see good first hand news of it, search for #eqnz on twitter. This one was so much stronger than the sept 4th one. So many folks here w/o power & water, my house phone is still down. I have cable internet, though. My crappy little flat has come through all three major quakes like a little champ. Just wish the water would stay in my tanks, though. The media downplayed fatalities at first -- I heard rumors of many bodies covered in blankets downtown. This video is of where I would have been, if my old office wasn't condemned after the boxing day earthquake: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/videos/4689646/Aftermath-of-Christchurch-quake I'm counting myself as very lucky that today was my day off. I would've probably been heading out of the office for lunch when it hit, like everyone else was downtown. It's pure and utter devastation across the city, physically and emotionally right now.
gwennie | Tue, 22/02/2011 - 2:13am |

Oh, Gwennie, so glad to hear you're ok. Stay safe, hun. I'm thinking about you. Hope everyone is ok. :(
angel_shortcake | Tue, 22/02/2011 - 2:53am |

Thank God nothing happened to you Gwennie. If only the other 60+ or so victims were also as lucky. :(
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raquza | Tue, 22/02/2011 - 3:01am |

The sepember 4th earthquake had around 150 after shocks after that earthquake. Since this earthquake was bigger more destruction is to come unfortunately.
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raquza | Tue, 22/02/2011 - 3:03am |

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