Christchurch earthquake: Bride-to-be makes wedding from ruins of building
A bride-to-be huddled in the ruins of her office had no idea her fiance was frantically searching for her outside.
A bride-to-be huddled in the ruins of her office had no idea her fiance was frantically searching for her outside.
When Jilly Murphy rushed back into a shop after the earthquake, she had one thing on her mind - her family.
A medical specialist used tradesmen's tools to amputate the legs of an earthquake victim.
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Fifty per cent of Christchurch now has a basic mains water supply following Tuesday's earthquake but people should still conserve water.
Rescuers are still looking for survivors in the rubble from Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, but the chance of more live rescues is becoming "unlikely", Civil Defence Minister John Carter says.
"I have lost a leg. They had to cut it off to save me." Those were the first words rescued student Kento Okuda said to his mother.
A woman found beneath the rubble of a building held her dead brother's hand as she cried out for help from under the debris - and her heart-wrenching cries prompted rescuers to carry on digging until they freed him.
More than 200 elderly patients have been evacuated from rest homes damaged in the earthquake.
Baxtor Gowland was born two weeks after the September earthquake in Christchurch. Yesterday, he was named the youngest victim of Tuesday's quake.
Emergency teams hoping to find survivors in the rubble have switched focus to the grim task of retrieving the dead.
Rock near the quake's epicentre may have compounded the effect of the tremor by reflecting greater seismic activity towards Christchurch city.