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Christchurch Earthquake Update: Video Footage Of The Aftermath

Christchurch Earthquake Information

Local Emergency Phone Number:111 or 0800 779 997

Just an update on the 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake that hit Christchurch, here are the statistics that I read on the latest news article of the New Zealand Herald.

 
The Numbers
76 confirmed dead
238 reported missing
164 patients had been admitted as “seriously injured 80 per cent of the city without reticulated water 40 per cent of the city without power
$16 billion JP Morgan damage estimate
1000 number of rescuers by this weekend
40 police cordons in the city
1464 New Zealand Defense Force personnel directly supporting the operation
431 people had gone through the Emergency Department 20 people are thought to remain in the pancaked PGC building

Source: NZ Herald staff, NZPA

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Here’s a video footage uploaded at Youtube by showing the aftermath of the 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.

If you want to donate and help to victims of the Christchurch Earthquake , please visit  the New Zealand Red Cross Website: http://www.redcross.org.nz/donate. They have  launched the “New Zealand Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal” to support those affected by the recent Christchurch earthquake. 

All funds will be used towards the New Zealand Red Cross response to the disaster, including transport and provision of goods. As weeks go by, different needs will be identified and Red Cross, there for the long haul with your help, will be meeting them.

Donations to this appeal can be made to:

  • Online at www.redcross.org.nz/donate
  • By cheque to: New Zealand Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal, Freepost 232690, PO Box 12140, Thorndon, Wellington 6144
  • By Direct Credit Transfer to our Special Appeal Bank Account: Kiwibank 38-9009-0759479-00 and the account name is RED CROSS.
  • By Direct Credit Transfer to our Special Appeals Bank Account: ASB 12-3192-0015998-02
  • At any branch of PostShop Kiwibank, ASB and ANZ bank
would you like to donate from overseas?

Our sister national societies in Australia and the UK have set up appeals to help raise much needed funds to support the work of New Zealand Red Cross as we respond to the earthquake in Christchurch.

A Terrifying 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Christchurch, New Zealand

 
A terrifying earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand. The quake occurred at 12:51 p.m.,NZ time today, February 22, 2011, a busy Tuesday. The epicenter was relatively shallow – just 3 miles deep – and close to about 10 kilometers South of New Zealand’s second largest city. Christchurch has a 340,000 population. This is the second major earthquake that hit Christchurch since September last year.

As I watch the breaking news at Ten News, it was reported that there were unconfirmed fatalities, injuries, people trapped in the buildings. Live pictures showed the city center was enveloped with dust and smoke. Ongoing rescues of people trapped in buildings and many cars under rubble. The Christchurch famous landmark building, The Christchurch Cathedral, was severely damaged. There were reported road cuts.
Most of Christchurch at the moment has no power and with limited telephone lines. Several aftershocks were reported.

It was really catastrophic and the damage was massive. A state of emergency has been declared.

Here’s a video  or footage uploaded at Youtube showing the 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake that hit Christchurch.


Read more updates of the Christchurch Earthquake here:

Updates: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/live-updates-christchurch-quake-4038261

Photos: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/live-updates-christchurch-quake-4038261/photos

More Videos: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/live-updates-christchurch-quake-4038261/video

Oprah Winfrey in Sydney Australia

Oprah Winfrey interviewing Australian Country Singer Keith Urban

Oprah Winfrey will be in Sydney today. She’s famously known as the Queen of American Television and one of the most famous personality in the world and in fact, she is No. 45 of the 2009 Most Powerful People listed by  the influential Forbes Magazine. Oprah is a household name in the US.

A flash report mentioned that Oprah is attending a private cocktail party at the Royal Botanic Gardens tonight to be attended by  several guests including New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally
  
The Australian Government has welcomed over 300 audience members from the Oprah Winfrey Show who arrived in Sydney on December 7, 2010 to commence their Ultimate Australian Adventure.

Oprah will film two episodes of her famous Oprah show at the Sydney Opera House. These two episodes will go to air in Australia and the US in January 2011.


 Here’s a clip highlighting Oprah Winfrey’s travel to Australia.

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