Friday 25 February 2011

Christchurch.

With hundreds still missing, and 75 already confirmed dead, rescuers struggled to find survivors on the second night after a devastating earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city Tuesday. Buildings crumbled into the streets after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake, which geologists consider an aftershock to a 7.1 earthquake that caused no casualties in September. Tuesday’s temblor was more devastating and deadly because it was centered only six miles from the city's center and hit during the middle of a workday. The Government has declared a national state of emergency. Officials estimated there could be 100 people trapped in the CTV building alone.



What if this had happened slightly less than a year ago. Kind of shocked to see the places I went to and visited in ruins. :( And I didn't even know about this because I was too busy preparing for presentations. :(
Anyways, sources of the photos and information on the earthquake here.

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