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Summer Wine
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 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:30 pm Post subject: Deaths in Christchurch quake, NZ |
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have been 'multiple fatalities' after a shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch this afternoon caused buildings to collapse, police have confirmed.
Police said fatalities had been reported at several locations and that two buses had been crushed by falling buildings.
Christchurch resident Jane Smith, who works in the central city, told the Herald a work colleague had just returned from helping rescue efforts after a building facade had collapsed on a bus on Colombo St.
"There's people dead. He was pulling them out of a bus. Colombo St is completely munted."
Police said there were reports of fires in buildings in the central city and of people being trapped.
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Summer Wine
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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nero
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow. A lot of them were still cleaning up from the last one. I hope not too many people died. |
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chris_J2
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Summer Wine
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Summer Wine
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chris_J2
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: Christchurch |
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I tried following the Wiki links re the 30 deaths to the original source:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4688231/Deaths-destruction-in-Christchurch-quake
"Pyne Gould Corporation has confirmed that staff from the building are missing, but would not say how many. The company was working to account for each staff member.
At the building's cordon, Labour Party leader Phil Goff said at least 30 people were feared trapped inside and at least one person was killed. Families were congregating at the cordon, he said." |
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dumpring
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Location: Auckland, NZ
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| damn. and what about the next one? seems the quakes are getter bigger and closer apart. 2012 the big one? |
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eamo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks pretty bad. I hope there's not too many more deaths.......My thoughts go out to those affected. |
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Summer Wine
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:17 am Post subject: |
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There's supposed to be approx 100 trapped, though they aren't setting exact numbers as of yet.
Keith Rudd made some good points about Australias support in this matter. The Australian TV channel I watch on Gyeonggi-do tv, the one before CCTV was showing TV3 NZ for all the coverage and I thought that was good.
Though he also mentioned that approx 8000 Australians are in the region, so I can see why he would be concerned too. |
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Died By Bear
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chris_J2
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, it's been fun. I was in the city (seated in the Town Hall) when it happened. Lots of fun and excitement and a long walk out of town as everyone tried to get away from the city.
We just had another three aftershocks in the last 5 or 10 minutes and one felt like it might have been maybe a 5.0.
75 dead so far and more expected. A very sad day. |
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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98 dead now, 226 more missing (perhaps inclusive). Not good  |
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