Christchurch NZ Hit By 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake

At around 12.50 pm (local time) the city of Christchurch was rocked by a major earthquake that has caused severe damage and it is feared there may be many deaths. (unconfirmed)

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Christchurch was still recovering from a 7.1 magnitude quake in September last year and perhaps due to the closer proximity of the epicentre, this quake has caused more damage to buildings and infrastructure. Smaller after-shocks are being felt as I write this. Historic Christchurch Cathedral has been severely damaged, along with many other buildings and roads.

Video News Report

that looks scary.. the SMH is reporting ****eloads of damage.. thanks for reporting rodri

really fearful for peeps atm

There's too many disasters going on in that part of the world. While I don't want disasters to happen elsewhere either, Australasia (or whatever regional term you prefer) badly needs a break from all this destruction. :|

Riots, natural disasters, economic collapse. It the end of the world!

Last time I heard, there were 8 confirmed deaths, but a couple of buses, with passengers, were crushed by buildings so the number definately will be higher.

It's just been breaking news, full coverage for a couple of hours now, on television.
Come to think of it, for 6 hours.

Sorry for my double post, but as of now there are 65 people confirmed dead.

Very sad, my thoughts goes out to those who were lost and their families

Very sad indeed. I feel for the people there and their families. Now lets hope that the casualties don't climb :(

my cousin in christchurch sent a short message saying that the city has 'come down'.

I don't know how to put it better... or worse.

These images show just some of the devestation in Christchurch.

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Rescue teams are on the way from Australia and the USA. Also, in a fortunate twist of fate, many Australian doctors were already in Christchurch for a medical conference and are now helping deal with the injured, as best they can. The devestation to the downtown area is extreme. After-shocks are still being felt, which is making search and rescue operations even more dangerous as many buildings are near to the point of total collapse.

they got pwned, sry

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they got pwned, sry

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people have died and lives are ruined. Remind mr to make a joke at you expense when you have a disaster effect your life.

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Originally Posted by XxflamesxX

people have died and lives are ruined. Remind me to make a joke at you expense when you have a disaster effect your life.

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There are all sorts of people in this world and some of them are going to make dumb, inappropriate comments at the worst possible times. I choose to either ignore them totally or, in this forum, send a bit of colour their way, and just keep on the subject.

More than 1,500 Christchurch residents are spending the night in city parks tonight and in the longer term, may have no home to return to any more and may have lost their business or place of employment as well. Water is an issue as well. As video footage has shown, there are many ruptured water mains throughout the city. Rescuers will have been working throughout the night in dangerous conditions to try to find as many of the more than 100 people still missing. Australian search and rescue and medical teams are expected to be on the ground by first light, ready to go to work as soon as they arrive.

Hope the deaths dont rise i really feel for those that have lost friends and relatives

Yea, i live in Chch and it was pretty horrific, the worst thing about all the shocks is they are so shallow, only a few ks deep. And you cant really call the aftershocks "small" because theyve been up to 5.7, and theres been so many 4+ already. At least we knew what to do, because of last time, however due to the time it struck(lunch) there will be over 100 deaths, when the 7.1 hit last sept there was 0

rodri has been getting the news threads in recently... good for him!

:)
can't help me being totally apathetic and a misanthrope, GO NATURE!

*wishing i could red rep*
you are a real piece of work

to red him again, I have to go red someone else first... spreading!
volunteers?

Just spread some green. I think that'll work just the same.

Back on topic, I really feel for everyone affected in any way by this...it's terrible.

I felt it all the way from Dunedin. Over 150 Confirmed Deaths now :(, it's depressing :(

I can't get over the babies :(

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rodri has been getting the news threads in recently... good for him!

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I have covered a few things from this part of the world because I get information as things are happening. There are probably many things happening in other parts of the world that I never even hear about, or if I do, it's usually well after the events occurred.

One comment like this from practicalfool makes it worthwhile as far as I'm concerned:

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I wouldn't have seen it otherwise, it got me calling and got me info about my brother and his family. I was so relieved to know.

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