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6.3 and 5.9 Earthquakes Hit Christchurch New Zealand February 22 2011 - Heavy Damage - Deaths

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kiwibird said:
JC Roehl is safe! His friends write that he is without power or water though.
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Thank goodness!! All the best to all of our New Zealand friends!:applause:
 
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Christchurch earthquake - 154 now confirmed dead

1 March, 2011 - 05:42

The death toll in the Christchurch earthquake has now risen to 154 and is expected to increase further.

A four-strong DVI team from Queensland has now arrived in New Zealand to further bolster the numbers of people working to help identify those who have died. There are now more than 170 people involved in this phase of the operation.

Meanwhile police from New Zealand and Australia continue to patrol the Christchurch area and overnight have made 10 arrests. None of the arrests were earthquake related and it is pleasing to note that there have been no breaches of the cordon.

Police are receiving increasing reports of people entering buildings which have been declared unsafe and bear a red sticker.

"These buildings have a red sticker because they are dangerous and could collapse at any time," said Supt Russell Gibson. "Under the Civil Defence Act, Police people have the power to remove people by force if necessary but we would prefer common sense to prevail.

"We are also very aware of a growing frustration by people who have cars within the CBD they want to retrieve, and businesses that they want to check on. We understand these frustrations but the CBD is still fraught with danger and any access has to be controlled. At this stage our focus has to remain on the rescue operation."

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/27318.html
 
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Re: 6.3 and 5.6 Earthquakes Hit ChristChurch New Zealand February 21 2011 - Heavy Damage - Deaths

kiwibird said:
JC Roehl is safe! His friends write that he is without power or water though.
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Wonderful news! Are ALL NZ's Flutrackers accounted for now?
 
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Glad to hear JC Roehl is safe :applause: though I hope he can find shelter with power and water soon.

Some unusual news was reported by the NZ Herald about a time capsule being found today by rescue workers in Christchurch. The earthquake unearthed the capsule when a statue of one of the city's pioneers was toppled. It may date back to 1867.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10709459
 
Re: 6.3 and 5.6 Earthquakes Hit ChristChurch New Zealand February 21 2011 - Heavy Damage - Deaths

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Murray McCully

1 March, 2011
Media update: International assistance received

Foreign Minister Murray McCully today confirmed that more than 900 international personnel from over 12 international contributors are working shoulder to shoulder with New Zealanders on the rescue operation in Christchurch following the devastating 6.3-magnitude earthquake. The rescue effort is supported by numerous international volunteers.

Search and rescue assistance received to date:
  • Australia - two urban search and rescue teams totalling 142 personnel (72 from New South Wales and 70 from Queensland) and three dogs.
  • Japan - an urban search and rescue team of 67 personnel with three dogs.
  • China - a team of 10 urban search and rescue personnel and equipment.
  • Singapore - an urban search and rescue team of 56 personnel including four dogs.
  • Taiwan - an urban search and rescue team of 24 personnel and two dogs.
  • United Kingdom - an urban search and rescue team of 64 personnel.
  • United States - an urban search and rescue team of around 80 personnel, plus 40 tonnes of equipment.
Police assistance received:

Australia has provided 323 police officers who are working with New Zealand Police.

Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) assistance received:

Experts from Japan, UK, Israel, Singapore, China and Thailand are already operating or will be arriving over the next few days to work with the New Zealand DVI teams. They will join Australian experts who arrived with the police deployment on 25 February.


Other assistance received:
  • Australia has sent a 23-person medical team consisting of emergency and surgical personnel, and a 75-bed medical field hospital.
  • Japan has sent a team of four counsellors, four fingerprint experts and an interpreter. They are also providing fibre optic inspection scopes, cisterns, sleeping bags and tarpaulins.
  • Singapore has 116 Defence Force Personnel on the ground supporting the security cordon in Christchurch.
  • Korea and Malaysia are sending volunteer teams to support their respective communities in Christchurch.
  • Mexico has sent a volunteer team of search and rescue experts which is assisting the rescue operation in wider Christchurch.
  • United States experts are carrying out a joint assessment with New Zealand counterparts of buildings in the Christchurch central business district. The outcome of this assessment will determine whether further demolition assistance will be required.
Assistance arriving:
  • Korea is contributing 1,000 sheets of reinforced plastic sheeting, over 1,000 collapsible 10-litre plastic jerry cans, 200 small tents, over 1,000 blankets, and up to 50 power generators (220V/50Hz), all expected to arrive 3 March.
  • Japan ? from Christchurch?s sister city Kurashiki ? will donate 1,000 plastic sheets and 2,000 6-litre water tanks.
  • Australia is sending sanitation resources, such as camp toilets, with additional supplies under consideration.
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/media-update-international-assistance-received-0
 
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Number of confirmed dead remains unchanged

1 March, 2011 - 11:51

Three bodies were recovered from the PGC building overnight while the number of confirmed dead remains unchanged at 154.

Police expect the number of confirmed dead to increase in the days ahead.

A controlled felling took place this morning at the top of the PGC building due to safety concerns around the stability of the structure.

Canterbury District Commander, Superintendent Dave Cliff, said there were no earthquake-related arrests overnight and Police appreciate the cooperation of local residents.

Following the partial evacuation of Sumner yesterday, all but 20 of 200 properties were able to be reoccupied overnight.

Geological experts have advised there has been no movement of the ground in the Clifton Hill area since Thursday.

Police cordons were lifted in Sumner about 7.30pm with the exception of the Main Rd cordon which was lifted around 9pm.

Today at least 80 officers from both Australia and New Zealand are patrolling the suburbs in and around Christchurch and Lyttelton.

Superintendent Cliff said Police want people to feel safe as they start putting their lives back together.

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/27328.html
 
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NZ marks 2 minutes silence for quake victims

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 1:06p.m.

Search and rescue workers in quake-torn Christchurch downed their tools and joined the rest of New Zealand in standing in silence for two minutes as a mark of respect for those who died in the earthquake.

Prime Minister John Key, who had called for the national period of silence, marked it at the Christchurch Arts Centre.

The silence began at 12.51pm, one week after the 6.3 magnitude quake struck. In Australia the Parliament also observed silence for the quake victims.

Church bells in many centres throughout the country tolled before fading away before the silent tribute.

The death toll stands at 154, with police expecting to reach about 240.

Urban search and rescue (USAR) teams from New Zealand and abroad gathered at the Arts Centre to stand with Mr Key, his wife Bronagh, and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker.

For 10 minutes after the silence, the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul near Parliament rang its bells in a half-muffled peal to acknowledge those who lost their lives.

...
http://www.3news.co.nz/NZ-marks-2-m...ctims/tabid/423/articleID/200348/Default.aspx
 
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Ambitious Japanese nurses among those missing in New Zealand earthquake

Since the Feb. 22 earthquake that hit New Zealand, a popular destination for Japanese nurses hoping to work abroad, 13 Japanese nurses who were enrolled at King's Education language school in Christchurch have yet to be accounted for....

(Mainichi Japan) February 28, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/02/28/20110228p2a00m0na009000c.html

Student whose leg was amputated after NZ quake returns to Japan

A Japanese student whose right leg was amputated when he was rescued from a building that collapsed in the recent powerful earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, left the city on Feb. 28, heading back to Japan....

....In a news conference on Feb. 28, Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said he was sorry that Okuda had been caught up in the disaster. He said that he wanted the 19-year-old to get better quickly and return to New Zealand, and would like to meet him again in the event that he comes back.

(Mainichi Japan) February 28, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/02/28/20110228p2a00m0na014000c.html

Japanese residents in Christchurch anxious after deadly quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Japanese residents of Christchurch are voicing their anxiety following a deadly earthquake that jolted the city on Feb. 22, leaving many Japanese students at a collapsed central city language school missing and cutting off power and water to many homes....

(Mainichi Japan) February 28, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/02/28/20110228p2a00m0na007000c.html

Families asked for details on Japanese trapped in quake-struck building

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Japanese Foreign Ministry staff on Feb. 27 met with families of Japanese believed to be trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in quake-hit Christchurch and began asking them for details to help them identify victims....

(Mainichi Japan) February 28, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/02/28/20110228p2a00m0na003000c.html
 
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http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=268039&Itemid=1

Spanish to Eng. translation

Another quake shakes New Zealand

Wellington, March 1 (PL) An earthquake measuring 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale shook the area of the city of Christchurch, where the confirmed death toll from an earlier quake reached 155.

The shock, the greater of the continuing aftershocks from last week, was located five kilometers deep and 10 from the city, the second biggest with about 400 000 inhabitants.

The authorities reported no damage or casualties this time but stated that the total should exceed the 240 to the number of missing persons and the lack of signs of survivors despite intensive search efforts.

According to recent reports, the task of rescue and reconstruction is very difficult not only by repeated aftershocks of 6.3 magnitude earthquake last Tuesday but because of the destruction to buildings.

Downtown Christchurch is destroyed and many buildings are in danger of collapse while the brigades of national and of China, the United States and Britain continue their work.

Shortly before the new earthquake, Prime Minister John Key presided over a memorial to the victims, and announced a program to help the nearly 50 000 homeless.

So far the number of losses in official media and insurance companies is estimated at between 15 and 20 billion dollars, something unprecedented in the history of New Zealand.

This country, formed by a group of islands, is annually affected by some 14 000 small magnitude earthquakes and is located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, the world's most vulnerable region in earthquakes.
 
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http://www.radiojai.com.ar/OnLine/notiDetalle.asp?id_Noticia=54006
Spanish to English translation
1/3/2011
The Israelis missing in New Zealand were found dead

The bodies of the backpackers and Gabi Ingela Ofer Levy, who had been missing since last week, when an earthquake devastated the town of Christchurch in New Zealand were discovered by search and rescue teams.

The Foreign Ministry confirmed the report, and announced that the families of the victims have been notified.

Levy and Ingela, both from Rehovot, were 22 years and came to New Zealand in December to work in a vineyard located near where the quake struck. The quake also killed Ofer Mizrahi, 23, of Kibbutz Magal.

An Israeli forensics team had arrived a few days ago to New Zealand to help identify victims. (Aurora)
 
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Body of Thai woman identified in New Zealand earthquake aftermath; five Thais remain missing

BANGKOK, March 1 -- The body of a Thai nursing student missing in last week's powerful Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquake was identified by her fingerprints, Thai police said.

One of five Asian bodies retrieved Monday was identified as a Thai national, Hataya Lueangsurapeesakul. Forensic results were reported at a teleconference by national police chief Wichean Potephosree and Pol Lt-Gen Jarumporn Suramanee, Commissioner of the Scientific Crime Detection Division.

Another 24 bodies were retrieved on Tuesday, raising the total number of the bodies found to 77. One body is believed to be that of another Thai woman, Wanpen Preeklang, as five fingerprints matched. However, the other hand cannot be confirmed as the hand was burnt to the elbow.

More...
http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/175804.html
 
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http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=268091&Itemid=1
Spanish to English translation

More than 240 dead in quake in New Zealand

Wellington, March 1 (PL) New Zealand Official sources announced that the death toll from the devastating earthquake seven days ago the figure exceeds 240.

Information from the civil defense said that the latest balance in the city of Christchurch match that figure and the number of missing.

According to a front had found 155 bodies, most unidentified but search parties have found no survivors.

Rescue teams composed of New Zealand, China, USA and the UK removed debris in the center of the city with no results.

The Feb. 22 earthquake reached 6.3 degrees on the Richter scale occurred today a replica that stood for more than five degrees without consequences.

Preliminary evaluations calculate the losses at about 20 billion dollars, something unprecedented in the country.

lac / pgh
 
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Students' families to visit NZ quake site

The families of 28 Japanese students missing after an earthquake in New Zealand will be driven to an area near their language school on Wednesday.

Local police have not allowed the relatives to visit the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch, citing the danger of aftershocks.....

02_11_v_s.jpg


Wednesday, March 02, 2011 07:32 +0900 (JST)
nhk world http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_11.html

Quake liquefaction damage in Christchurch huge: Japanese specialist

Some 49 square kilometers of land in quake-ravaged Christchurch, New Zealand, has undergone liquefaction -- a phenomenon that turns soil fluid in earthquakes -- a Japanese specialist says.

Susumu Yasuda, a member of the Japanese Geotechnical Society who is heading an investigation team in Christchurch following the Feb. 22 quake, said the city had been hit by one of the largest cases of liquefaction he had seen in over 30 years of conducting liquefaction surveys...

(Mainichi Japan) March 1, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/03/01/20110301p2a00m0na020000c.html

Student who had leg amputated after NZ quake arrives in Tokyo

A Japanese student who had his right leg amputated when he was rescued from a building that collapsed in the recent massive earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, has returned to Japan.

"I'm relieved to be back in Japan. But, I cannot feel very happy because there are people still missing," said Kento Okuda, a 19-year-old student at Toyama College of Foreign Languages, in a statement he released after arriving in Japan.....

(Mainichi Japan) March 1, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/03/01/20110301p2a00m0na009000c.html

CTV building flattened in NZ quake was deemed fit for use after 2010 temblor

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- A building that collapsed in a powerful earthquake here on Feb. 22, leaving many Japanese students missing under rubble, was deemed fit for use after a 2010 quake, local authorities said...

(Mainichi Japan) March 1, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/03/01/20110301p2a00m0na001000c.html

No chance of survivors at quake-hit TV building: Key

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Kyodo) -- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday that it would be "impossible" to find survivors in the collapsed Canterbury TV building in central Christchurch, where more than 20 Japanese students are feared to have been trapped following last week's devastating earthquake....

(Mainichi Japan) March 1, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/03/01/20110301p2g00m0in017000c.html

Japan to send another quake-relief team to N.Z.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will dispatch to earthquake-hit New Zealand by Tuesday a second disaster-relief team consisting of 30 people, half the size of its current mission of 66 people already in the country, Foreign Ministry officials said Monday.

The new members will take over the rescue operations that the first emergency aid unit began in the country's second-largest city of Christchurch last Thursday, according to the officials....

(Mainichi Japan) March 1, 2011 http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/03/01/20110301p2g00m0in016000c.html
 
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Letter from the Japanese Federation of the Deaf to the people of NZ

Japanese Federation of the Deaf (JFD)
S.K. Building 130 Yamabuki-cho Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-0801, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3268-8847 Fax: +81-3-3267-3445
E-mail: inquiry@jfd.or.jp URL: http://www.jfd.or.jp/

To: Friends in New Zealand
* We appreciate you if you will kindly forward this letter to the persons who helped the researchers who visited New Zealand on behalf of the Japanese Federation of the Deaf in January 2011.

February 24, 2011
We express our deepest sympathy to the persons and their families who were involved in the earthquake in Christchurch and its neighboring area, and we pay our greatest respect to the people taking a prompt action for the disaster relief- the personnel of the government of New Zealand, relief parties sent from the government of other countries and non-government organizations.
We are also being seriously concerned about the situation of the deaf people and sign language interpreters who were affected by the earthquake and/or currently taking shelter away from their residence.
Japan experienced the 1995 South Hyogo Prefectural Earthquake, which struck the entire nation by its devastating damage and the loss of 6,434 lives. Another big earthquake hit the offshore of Noto Peninsula in March, 2007, and left tremendous damages in the area. We recognize the suffering of your country as our own affair, through our experience of the frequent earthquake and natural disasters.
We keep gathering the information on the ongoing situation and affects of the earthquake, and we wish to be your help to relieve the concern and anxiety of the deaf people in New Zealand. We will be ready to set up the supports they need.

Fujisaburo Ishino
President, Japanese Federation of the Deaf

http://www.deaf.org.nz/yk-files/b80a6fefe310038fef241c60863b9b4d/Friends+in+NZ+from+Japan.pdf
 
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NZ firefighter talks about rescue of Japanese

A New Zealand firefighter has described the "miracle" of his 10-hour-long rescue of 5 Japanese students from a building struck by last week's earthquake in Christchurch....

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nhk world http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_28.html

Students' families see collapsed building

The families of Japanese and other students trapped in rubble since last week's earthquake in New Zealand have looked at the collapsed building from buses.

Twenty-eight Japanese students are among those missing at a central Christchurch building that housed a language school....

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nhk world http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_34.html
 
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Emotional family visit to CBD


2 March, 2011 - 17:19

Around 400 family members of the people missing in the Christchurch earthquake were taken into the city's CBD by Police today.

A convoy of 10 buses transported the families through the inner city, giving them an opportunity to see firsthand the damage caused by last Tuesday's magnitude 6.3 quake. About 250 foreign nationals and 150 New Zealanders were on board the buses.

Inspector Wendy Robilliard from the Police Family Liaison Team says the trip was emotional, especially as the buses travelled past the CTV and PGC buildings.

"There were large outpourings of grief near those affected buildings," she says.

Police believed it was important to take the families to the CBD so they could see for themselves the magnitude of the devastation.

"I certainly believe it gave them a far better understanding of the conditions USAR staff are dealing with and why the rescue effort is taking time.

"They were very grateful to be taken through and several people came up to me afterwards to say how appreciative they were of the opportunity."

The windy, dusty and dangerous conditions meant the families did not get off the buses or lay flowers.

"It wasn't an option given the conditions and once they saw what it was like, they completely understood," Wendy says.

A Christchurch-based police officer was on board each bus to provide the families with a commentary as they travelled through the CBD.

Also on board were two or three Police Family Liaison Officers and staff from Victim Support...

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http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/27347.html
 
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Rescue operation disrupted by high winds


2 March, 2011 - 18:13

The death toll rose to 160 today, as rescuers struggled to work against strong winds.

Superintendent Dave Cliff said high winds created a dust hazard, decreased visibility and also made some sites unstable.

"Some teams have had to be withdrawn from sites until conditions improve. They will be reinstated as soon as it is safe for them to continue," he said.

"The central city remains a highly unstable environment, the wind is not improving matters and we continue to stringently enforce the cordons."

A small number of residents had to be re-evacuated in Redcliffs after they moved back into their homes despite a cordon being in place.

Mr Cliff said plans were under way for staged access for people who needed to get inside the cordon in the city and to get people back into their homes, but people still needed to be patient.

He said people also still needed to keep travel to minimum to keep traffic down.

"We are doing all that we can to get things to a point where people can get access to their homes and businesses - please continue to bear with us."

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/27348.html
 
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Christchurch earthquake: Israeli victims named
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GILES BROWN
Last updated 10:07 03/03/2011


LATEST: Police today released the names of two more Christchurch earthquake victims - the first foreign nationals to be named - as the death toll rose to 161.

Ofer Levy, 22, and his 23-year-old friend Gabi Ingel, both from Israel, were killed in last Tuesday's quake, police said this morning.

Seven further victims have been identified but their names will not be released until all families have been notified.

Police are still working with a missing list of around 200, which is decreasing every day.

More...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/4726330/Israeli-quake-victims-named


List of deceased

http://www.police.govt.nz/list-deceased
 
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