SKUD666 posted on Sep 08, 2010 12:27:27 AM - Report post
Most of you probably haven't heard, but our South Island (New Zealand) was struck by a 7.1 magnitude quake on Saturday. Fortunately no-one was killed, though 1 man has died as a result of a heart attack brought on by the quake, and 2 had serious but non-threatning injuries. I have included a couple of links that show a map shoeing the number of aftershocks since the main quake. Also a link to our local TV News website with vids and photos of the destruction. Cost estimation of the quake has been made of 4 billion dollars(NZ).
Link quake map - regularly updated as more aftershocks continue.
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AdmiralThrawn posted on Sep 08, 2010 12:42:15 AM - Report post
Whaddya mean haven't heard? It's been mainline news here since the event. >_>
I was on another forum where a member linked to an internet radio station broadcasting non-stop news on the event. It was interesting to hear first-hand accounts.
A damn miracle nobody died.
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toreador posted on Sep 08, 2010 12:42:21 AM - Report post
That's really sad. Thankfully there's hardly any casualties. Are measures taken for the people who are now homeless?
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SKUD666 posted on Sep 08, 2010 1:18:28 AM - Report post
There are emergency shelters set up. The government has put aside funds for rebuilding and loss of income for workers.
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Degari posted on Sep 08, 2010 2:33:42 AM - Report post
No, I haven't heard, I've been living under a rock >_>
It's been top news everywhere, I can't believe that no one was killed in the actual earthquake, I've seen how a building had been completely totaled while the building right across the road looked good as new.
I hope everything gets back to normal again soon, but after something that big, its probably going to take quite a bit of time.
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AdmiralAckbar posted on Sep 08, 2010 3:54:37 AM - Report post
Good to know no one died from the earthquake. The only thing now for New Zealand is to rebuild what was destroyed. I can't imagine how it must be for the people there, especially for those that have lost their homes.
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king-of-games posted on Sep 08, 2010 4:04:50 AM - Report post
I knew some people who are currently going to university down in Christchurch, I wonder how they are going right now.
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Al-pucino posted on Sep 08, 2010 6:35:56 AM - Report post
Yeah it's been headlining here for a couple of days. Really unfortunate. I also heard this morning that another earthquake struck?
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