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Christchurch, New Zealand.

Anubis

on Feb. 21, 2011

One of the most beautiful cities of my home country of New Zealand was ripped apart today by an earthquake. This is the second major earthquake in 5 months, the first in September 2010. The September quake did quite a bit of damage, but because it was at 4 am there was very few people about, so there were few casualties and only 1 fatality. This quake struck during a work day, during peoples lunch break, where the city was bustling, and was a lot sharper. This has lead to many buildings collapsing, including some very old cathedrals and historic buildings. There are many casualties and known fatalities and many trapped people. I ask you all to keep the victims and the rescue personnel in your hearts and minds today as they come to grips with this disaster.