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Christchurch earthquake: Tourists feared buried under church rubble
As many as 22 tourists are thought to be buried in the rubble of Christ Church Cathedral and its spire.
As many as 22 tourists are thought to be buried in the rubble of Christ Church Cathedral and its spire.
The people left in Bexley grabbed spades and started again, shovelling and scraping at the charcoal grey sludge which clung to their homes.
Twenty Chinese students at an English language school in Christchurch are missing following the massive tremor, Beijing says.
A desperate plea for rescue by six Filipino nurses trapped inside the CTV building have emerged following fears up to 120 people are still entombed in one of the focal points of Christchurch's deadly earthquake.
Hopes of finding survivors in the rubble of Christchurch are fading as the second day following the devastating quake draws to a close.
A 52-year-old man is in a stable condition after having both legs amputated by a visiting surgeon at the PGC building.
Smashing his way into his devastated home today, Christchurch man Ed Langston appeared somewhat resigned to having lost his house and business in Tuesday's deadly earthquake.
There is no possibility of survivors in the rubble of the Christchurch Cathedral, police said this afternoon.
There are 76 dead in the temporary morgue set up by police in Christchurch and more coming "in ones and twos", Police Minister Judith Collins said as she praised the efforts of rescue workers this afternoon.
Police and security staff are worrying about the possible further collapse of building facades.
More bodies have been recovered from the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch.
Personnel at the PGC building in Christchurch have switched their focus from trying to find survivors to recovering the dead, the company says.
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Rescuers have found no survivors at two Christchurch CBD buildings where signs of life were reported this morning, the Fire Service says.
The family of a woman feared dead in the earthquake has suffered another cruel blow with her home being burgled while her children waited for news.
Search and rescue staff are moving into the suburbs of Christchurch looking for the dead and injured from Tuesday's earthquake. The official death toll this morning stands at 72.