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Aftershocks damage New Zealand's buildings
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February 26, 2011, Saturday
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A series of aftershocks overnight yesterday caused more damage to the buildings in New Zealand's Christchurch central city. More than a dozen aftershocks have occurred since 5:40 pm yesterday, ranging from 3.0 to 4.4 in magnitude, according to authority today.
Removal of unstable masonry from Christchurch cathedral stopped yesterday evening due to the aftershocks but was resuming today, the authority said.
Five days after the earthquake, half of Christchurch city still has no mains water supply, while power has been reconnected to just over 80 percent of the city.
Eighty four-person teams are checking on houses, and the welfare needs of residents.
Search and rescue staff completed their initial grid search of the city center yesterday.
Paul Baxter from the New Zealand Fire Service said that more than 600 urban search and rescue workers were on the ground, including teams from Australia, China's Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, the United States, Britain and China.
The confirmed death toll from the Christchurch earthquake rose to 123 today, while the number of missing people remained at about 200. And many of them are believed foreigners.
Superintendent Dave Cliff said today at a news briefing that the death toll is expected to increase.
He said six bodies had been released to families.
Thirty family liaison teams were making contact with families both in New Zealand and overseas.
More police were being deployed today as 323 Australian officers went into the field. They brought the number of officers working in Christchurch to about 1,200.
Superintendent Russell Gibson said police would clamp down on any incidents of theft or looting.
Removal of unstable masonry from Christchurch cathedral stopped yesterday evening due to the aftershocks but was resuming today, the authority said.
Five days after the earthquake, half of Christchurch city still has no mains water supply, while power has been reconnected to just over 80 percent of the city.
Eighty four-person teams are checking on houses, and the welfare needs of residents.
Search and rescue staff completed their initial grid search of the city center yesterday.
Paul Baxter from the New Zealand Fire Service said that more than 600 urban search and rescue workers were on the ground, including teams from Australia, China's Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, the United States, Britain and China.
The confirmed death toll from the Christchurch earthquake rose to 123 today, while the number of missing people remained at about 200. And many of them are believed foreigners.
Superintendent Dave Cliff said today at a news briefing that the death toll is expected to increase.
He said six bodies had been released to families.
Thirty family liaison teams were making contact with families both in New Zealand and overseas.
More police were being deployed today as 323 Australian officers went into the field. They brought the number of officers working in Christchurch to about 1,200.
Superintendent Russell Gibson said police would clamp down on any incidents of theft or looting.
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