Local time on February 22, New Zealand's second largest city, Christchurch Richter 6.3 magnitude earthquake, the focal depth is only 4 km from the surface. Currently, rescue workers search for and rescue survivors.
local time on February 22, New Zealand's second largest city, Christchurch Richter 6.3 magnitude earthquake, the focal depth is only 4 km from the surface. Currently, rescue workers search for and rescue survivors.
Xinhua BEIJING, Feb. 24, according to Associated Press, Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch) on the 22nd was 6.3 earthquake hit, has caused 76 deaths and 238 people are still falling unknown.
and despite high-rise buildings in the center of the ruins of Christchurch did not find any survivors, but rescue workers on the 24th New Zealand continue to expand the search range.
police chief Cliff (Dave Cliff), said rescuers found 76 already dead bodies and remains of the city into a temporary morgue sites. There are still 238 people unaccounted for. Police cautious estimates, the population was listed as missing may not all killed.
Christchurch, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that the earthquake as a national disaster. According to analysis, the maximum potential loss caused by the earthquake will reach 12 billion U.S. dollars.
New Zealand Defence Minister Karl Waters (John Carters) that as at 24, has been from the United States, Britain, Japan, Singapore and other search and rescue teams arrived odd, and the city search and rescue operations.
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