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Aerial footage of TODAY's Christchurch earthquake

submitted by DerHasisttot

1 decade 3 years 2 months 1 week ago

RT: New Zealand's Prime Minister has confirmed 65 people have died, following a powerful earthquake in the city of Christchurch. That number's expected to rise significantly. The magnitude 6-point-3 quake struck just after midday, causing busy office buildings to crash down in the bustling city center. Cries for help could be heard from beneath the rubble, during a desperate scramble for survivors. Rescue crews from across New Zealand and Australia are at the disaster site, where a state of emergency has been declared.

More videos: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/video.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=116919

8 Comments

Just heartbreaking.

Just last week I had an oral exam about the first Christchurch earthquake and discussed it with my Kiwi lecturer; one point being that the first earthquake had luckily been during the night, and not during the day when people agglomerate in higher rising buildings in larger numbers. And now this...
>> ^bareboards2:

Just heartbreaking.

teebeenz says...

Im there right now. Its way worse than the sept quake. Buildings have been flattened, many people still trapped. Water, and sewage is out to most the city with only half with power. Building down the end of the block has sunken into the ground. Roads are either buckled up, or have been turned into massive holes as the sand and water have burst through. Our backyard is like a grey beach.

Christchurch was on the short list of places to live in if I could move to New Zealand. Sadly can't (only a 2 year degree in a field not in demand)... but I was considering it, and still check out Christchurch Daily photo from time to time.

ant

Prayers to Kiwis!

this somehow seems wrong, but *promote

and see here http://humanitarian.videosift.com/talk/Earthquake

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 1:55pm PST - promote requested by berticus.

Not to be callous and my best wishes go out to all who were affected by this disaster, but isn't a bit of an ironic fail of religion for this to occur in a place called Christchurch?

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