Christchurch 22 Feb

Kakak msg pagi tadi...
"Ada brita dr angah?.."tanya kakak
"xde..smlm angah call..tp ckp gan ibu je"..hmm, angah call smlm,tp masa tu sy kat UM..angah call ibu kat uniten..line xclear, coz ckp dlm hp..km balik nnt angah nak call balik
"Christchurch gempa lagi..klu de brita dr dia, gtau ye..riso lak"..
"orait"..

Lps kakak msg,sya pun buka tv..trus kuar brita christchurch gmpa 6.3 skala ritcher..rasanya agak kuat gak..coz masa tsunami dlu pun 9 skala ritcher..

Lps lunch..dpt msg dr ayah..ayah 4wd msg angah..mybe ayah dah call/msg angah pg td..angh tumpang umah kawan..letrik putus katanya..internt pun xok..pe2 hal dia akan msg len..doakan angah slamat..insyaallah..universiti angah tutup balik..masa gempa bumi ujung tahun lepas,uni angah dah cuti 2 minggu-sebulan gak..smoga angah slamat, insyaallah..bila jadi gempa yg berulang camni, kna ready slalu dan pastikan bahan-bahan kajian dlm keadaan selamat..klu jadi apa-apa, susah gak nak cari smula bhn kajian..harapnya, xde apa2lah..

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Christchurch quake kills at least 65

WELLINGTON (Feb 22, 2011): A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch with more casualties expected as desperate rescuers picked through rubble to find people trapped in toppled buildings.


Buildings damaged by an earthquake are seen in Christchurch.
It was the second quake to hit the city in five months, and New Zealand's most deadly natural disaster for 80 years.

"We may well be witnessing New Zealand's darkest day ... The death toll I have at the moment is 65 and that may rise," New Zealand Prime Minister John Key told local TV.

"It's hard to describe. What was a vibrant city a few hours ago has been brought to its knees," added Key, who had flown to Christchurch.

The 6.3 magnitude quake struck at lunchtime, when the streets and shops thronged with people and offices were still occupied.

Christchurch's mayor described the city of almost 400,000 people as a war zone.

"There will be deaths, there will be a lot of injuries, there will be a lot of heart break in this city," Mayor Bob Parker told Australian TV by phone. He later told local radio up to 200 could be trapped in buildings.

The quake is country's worst natural disaster since a 1931 quake in the North Island city of Napier which killed 256.

Christchurch Hospital saw an influx of injured residents.

"We've had a lot of people at the emergency department ... a significant number, a lot of major injuries," said David Meates, the chief executive of the Canterbury Health Board.

"They are largely crushes and cuts types of injuries and chest pain as well," he said, adding some of the more seriously injured could be evacuated to other cities, where hospitals have been put on alert and prepared to accept casualties.

All army medical staff have been mobilised, while several hundred troops were helping with the rescue, officials said.

A woman trapped in one of the buildings said she was terrified and waiting for rescuers to reach her six hours after the quake.

"I thought the best place was under the desk but the ceiling collapsed on top, I can't move and I'm just terrified," office worker Anne Voss told TV3 news.

Emergency shelters had also been set up in local schools and at a race course, as night approached.

Helicopters dumped giant buckets of water to try to douse a fire in one tall office building. A crane helped rescue workers trapped in another office block.

Selanjutnya berita d Sun2surf
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