Large Earthquake hits Christchurch, NZ

drunkmonkey · 22-02-2011 01:47AM #1

It's not looking good, lot of big buildings gone down http://www.nzherald.co.nz/

billymitchell · 22-02-2011 01:48AM

Yeah, just heard and it's supposed to be a bit more destructive than the first one. Have a cousin over there, hope she is ok.

IvySlayer · 22-02-2011 01:51AM

I have relations there too

Please be OK. RIP to anyone who died.

drunkmonkey · 22-02-2011 01:51AM

Hope she is ok Billy.

barbarians · 22-02-2011 02:03AM

Let's hope it's not too bad or nobody dies.

WindSock · 22-02-2011 02:49AM

Says on the newsfeed part of the Cathederal has fallen down and there are people trapped in there, and major buildings have fallen. Sounds a lot more serious than last one.

22-02-2011 02:54AM

I recon that the main problem is the fact that many buildings were weakened by the previous quakes, so a much smaller one now will do more damage!

watna · 22-02-2011 03:08AM

News here is already reporting deaths. Everyone at work is just sitting watching the news online. I feel sick to my stomach looking at the images. It could have easily been Wellington.

I'm quite shaken up, as is everyone else here. A lot of people have family and friends on Christchurch and they can't get through to them.

msg11 · 22-02-2011 03:41AM

Holy ****.

Emergency services are having trouble getting into the centre cause of traffic. The rubble everywhere, this look like it might be a high death toll . But I pray to god it won't be.

major bill · 22-02-2011 03:43AM

just seen it there on the news....looks bad... my thoughts are with anyone who has family or friends there.

WindSock · 22-02-2011 03:44AM

Looks quite bad from the photos alright. Can't get in touch with anyone yet myself

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/photos/4688271/Christchurch-aftershock-Feb-22

jimmycrackcorm · 22-02-2011 03:45AM

Wow another news thread. Super, even better than sky news reporting

msg11 · 22-02-2011 03:47AM

WindSock wrote: »

Looks quite bad from the photos alright. Can't get in touch with anyone yet myself

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/photos/4688271/Christchurch-aftershock-Feb-22

Try all means of contact , Facebook, Twitter. You wouldn't know the story is with exchanges in the area. Maybe there jammed or damaged.

WindSock · 22-02-2011 03:47AM

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Wow another news thread. Super, even better than sky news reporting

It is, I wouldn't have known about it this evening had I not seen it on here first just before I was to hit the hay.
A lot of Irish people have friends and family living in ChCh, hardly irrelevant.

Super-Rush · 22-02-2011 03:53AM

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Wow another news thread. Super, even better than sky news reporting

Quit being a dick and don't post in this thread again or you will be banned.

Run_to_da_hills · 22-02-2011 03:54AM

Live report here.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4688671/Christchurch-quake-Running-report

Not good. Bodies taken out of YHA Hostel. Roads so bad emergency services have to be flown in
.

ilovesleep · 22-02-2011 04:02AM

Awful news. RIP to all who has lost their lives.

Hope anyone with family, relatives, friends over there can contact them and please god they are ok.

xxx

johnny_ultimate · 22-02-2011 04:11AM

Shocked to hear this, horrific thing to hear before bed.

I was in Christchurch just over a month ago for a prolonged stay. I have a load of great friends (plus some Irish ones) over there at the moment, hoping they're all OK

I experienced a few small quakes when I was there. They were only minor. But unfortunately a major quake was inevitable, and I'm devastated that it occured during the day as they've been extremely lucky so far.

Really hits home when you're personally affected by this sort of thing. CHCH is a wonderful city, and one which another quake can only do even more damage too.

Again, can only wait and hope most of my friends are OK! Just heard that at least some of them are safe and sound.

watna · 22-02-2011 04:27AM

I'd been complaining earlier about what a crap day at work I was having.

I'm leaving work and going home now to be with my OH and be grateful that I and my family are safe. It really puts things in to perspective.

It's heart wrenching to see photos like that and have it all be so recognisable. My heart just goes out to everybody there.

admiralofthefleet · 22-02-2011 04:32AM

all the best to rabies and any other boards folk over there

Mister men · 22-02-2011 05:00AM

Wow looks bad. Judging from the pictures i'd say there is hundreds dead. Complete office blocks flattened.:eek:

Fart · 22-02-2011 05:01AM

****, looks terrible. Hope not too many more people will die.... no more in fact.

Mister men · 22-02-2011 05:05AM

One complete downtown hotel leveled. Hope business was quite there.:(

Mister men · 22-02-2011 05:13AM

Unbelieveable scenes on Reuters. Literally scores of building down all over the City and still some falling with the aftershocks.

22-02-2011 05:21AM

Jesus... It feels like no time at all since the last one.

watna · 22-02-2011 06:32AM

John Key (NZ PM) has just confirmed 65 fatalities on the news and said this is expected to rise significantly.

I can't get over the images of collapsed buildings on the news. Horrific.

Rabies · 22-02-2011 06:39AM

Hey guys,

Pretty bad down there alright. Have been keeping tabs on it all day.
I live in Auckland, but the outage was so bad it has effected our landlines, mobiles and banking up here. All has been up and down all afternoon.

ilovesleep · 22-02-2011 06:43AM

Rabies wrote: »

Hey guys,

Pretty bad down there alright. Have been keeping tabs on it all day.
I live in Auckland, but the outage was so bad it has effected our landlines, mobiles and banking up here. All has been up and down all afternoon.

Thoughts and prayers with you all.

watna · 22-02-2011 06:44AM

I haven't noticed any difference in Wellington. It feels weird to see the devestation in Christchurch and then everything in Wellington is ticking along normally. It's surreal.

Xavi6 · 22-02-2011 06:46AM

Missus hasn't been able to get through to her cousin and family in CC yet. Fingers crossed.

Rabies · 22-02-2011 06:53AM

watna wrote: »

I haven't noticed any difference in Wellington. It feels weird to see the devestation in Christchurch and then everything in Wellington is ticking along normally. It's surreal.

Same here. Work going on as normal in city.

Large Earthquake hits Christchurch, NZ

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