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Christchurch quake: Fears 300 dead
The official death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Christchurch has been revised to 38, but there are fears it could reach as high as 300 as rescuers uncover more bodies in the rubble.
The official death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Christchurch has been revised to 38, but there are fears it could reach as high as 300 as rescuers uncover more bodies in the rubble.
Between the giant rubble littering the rain-drenched Colombo St, police pull another dead body and lay it down on a black tarpaulin.
Five World Cup games and two quarterfinals scheduled for Christchurch are in jeopardy after yesterday's big quake.
Hundreds of displaced people flocked to the Burnside High School evacuation centre last night to take shelter.
Prime Minister John Key flew into Christchurch to what he says were scenes from a horror movie.
When the shaking begins, my first thought is "it's just another aftershock". There have been plenty in Christchurch since the big quake.
The earthquake that struck Christchurch during lunch hour yesterday was an aftershock seismologists hoped would never come.
North Island hospitals are receiving Christchurch earthquake victims and plan to send specialists to help in the devastated city.
Herald reporter Fran O'Sullivan is in Christchurch for the United States-New Zealand Partnership Forum and was having lunch in the CBD with delegates at the time of the quake.
The Christchurch earthquake death toll already ranks among the highest in New Zealand disaster history.
The Government was this afternoon waiting for details of deaths in Christchurch and a second emergency cabinet meeting will be held tonight.
New Zealand insurers face rate increases of more than 10 per cent for the renewal of their insurance this year, as Canterbury earthquake bill continues to mount.
A Govt package for displaced homeowners is the 'first really positive thing' since the Canterbury quake, a resident says.
Cantabrians forced out of their earthquake-damaged homes are set to get financial assistance and help finding accommodation from the Govt.