chasing up friends now. poor buggers
we got off easy in most of NQ after Yasi. It's easy enough to rebuild
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
For those that don't already know, around lunch time a 6.3 mag earthquake struck the centre of Christchurch NZ... I've been on the phone most of the afternoon chasing up friends.... most of whom are OK... but several who work in the city haven't been heard from... Reports say that the centre of the city has basically collapsed... and that the death toll already stands at 100+... Sadly it is expected to go much higher... as, being lunchtime, the city was full... Spare a thought, and for those of faith... a prayer... |
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| Author: | jdphish [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Rupe, I just read about that. My thoughts and prayers go out to those effected by the Christchurch earthquake. I hope all your friends are ok. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Power, water, gas... all cut to the city... It's just coming on dark... and it's started to rain... temp has fallen significantly... It's going to be a long night for any surviviors... and those that attemp to rescue them... |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
chasing up friends now. poor buggers we got off easy in most of NQ after Yasi. It's easy enough to rebuild
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| Author: | mantis [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Apparently a lot of communications are down so your friends might be ok, but just not contactable Sure is a lot of destruction, not good |
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| Author: | gnash06 [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
This should give some idea and there are vidoe links as well http://www.perthnow.com.au/ |
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| Author: | faye [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Tragic!  Our thoughts are with all those affected. Words are just not enough sometimes.
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| Author: | Zman [ Feb 22nd, '11, 15:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Saw this in the news about 2pm. Hope your friends are ok mate 
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Feb 22nd, '11, 16:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Been online, via skype (phones in chaos), to my mum & sister (safe, both on the north island)... and they've contacted most people I know via skype and text messages ... Concerns about Julian & Meg, a couple of friends that work in the city... unconfirmed report Meg is injured, but alive... no word on Julian that works in one of the insurance/financial buildings that has collapsed... |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Feb 22nd, '11, 16:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
This tragedy could impact on Australians as well... apparantly there's about 300-400 "neurological" doctors from Australia attending a conference in Christchurch... |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Feb 22nd, '11, 16:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Here's a map of quakes/aftershocks around the area today... 40 in total... all very shallow... http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/today |
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| Author: | chainsaw [ Feb 22nd, '11, 20:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
My thoughts are with you John, Wife came down to the shed and got me just after the news broke, could not beleive it.  Whats the world coming to, with all the disasters in Aus, soldiers being killed, unrest in the middle east. Where will it end. 
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| Author: | MrOrange [ Feb 22nd, '11, 20:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Very tragic news indeed. Some of the images are really quite shocking, unfortunately I feel the toll will rise it just looks so bad. My thoughts are with the people of christchurch. |
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| Author: | bigdaddy123 [ Feb 23rd, '11, 05:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Sorry to hear about the news Rupe, It's good to hear your Mum and sister are OK and one of your friends are alive, albeit injured....Hope your other friends are OK mate. My thoughts and prayer's are with those in NZ effected by this tragedy. Cheers. |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Feb 23rd, '11, 12:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Spare a thought for those in Christchurch |
Crazy stuff, watched a fair bit of it yesterday, what a ness.......
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