What is 6.3 fatalities? I thought you were dead or alive.
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“ Extensive damage to Christchurch Cathedral is seen after today’s 6.3 magnitude quake - Source: Twitter “
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The 6.3 is magnitude quake.
Perhaps the Moderator can change the title.
We had a thread going earlier (that got derailed somehow) with lots of photos of downtown Christchurch. This is going to be bad.
Sending prayers.
Ping. Let’s try this again. I pinged you to the earlier thread but it got pulled.
Visions of 9/11. Two buses crushed from falling buildings. Prayers.
You ok my friend?
Can we have a report from a reliable source?
Prayers for the Bro’s in NZ and for my niece who is living in Christchurch!
Mel
bumping for later
I was in Christchurch four years ago. Really sad to see the pictures of the Downtown Cathedral get trashed ! Christchurch was one of my favorite places in NZ !
Christchurch Quake map Buildings were weakened since the large quake 7.1 on Sept 4, 2010. Thoughts and prayers
TV 3 in New Zealand (via the Australian internet feed up-thread) reporting at least 17 confirmed dead so far, number expected to rise much higher. The Christchurch cathedral has partially collapsed. A four-story office building pancaked, 30+ still trapped inside. Two tour buses crushed by falling rubble in the central business district. This is a bad one, much worse than the September earthquake; even though it was “only” a 6.3 magnitude, they’re saying the epicenter was extremely shallow, only about 3 miles deep, which made it more violent at the surface.
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Per TV3, Christchurch mayor has announced (as of 0020 EDT) the death toll is now 65 and still expected to rise. :(
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I just learned that my congresscritter Rick Larsen is down there on “official business”.
While the earthquake is tragic. It needs to be pointed out that Rick Larsen will DO ANYTHING to avoid spending time with those of us who work and live in WA 2nd district.
Larsen would rather jump on a plane and fly 18 hours one-way to New Zealand in the hopes that he won’t have to defend his inexcusable support of bailouts, Pelosi and Obamacare.
Have you ever noticed that these costly congressional “trips” to the southern hemishphere always occur during our winter months?
I just checked the weather forecast for Wellington, NZ. tomorrow is sunny and about 70 degrees.
Rick -—STOP WASTING OUR MONEY!!!
Pay for your own vacations!!!
hey everyone I am posting this from Christchurch.
You would not believe the damage here, whole central city destroyed (2nd time in 5 months) 75 dead, 3-400 missing, most without power and water (very blessed here)
This is just crazy. Check out stuff.co.nz if you want coverage.