More than 300 people were still trapped in collapsed buildings last night after a massive earthquake hit New Zealand’s second biggest city, Christchurch, claiming at least 75 lives and destroying buildings.
As police, emergency services and hospitals struggled to cope with the disaster, which toppled the spire of Christchurch’s stone cathedral, the New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, declared a national state of emergency.
This morning, Mr Key vowed that Christchurch’s “comeback” would begin today. “Though lost lives will never be replaced, and though your city will never look the same again, you will rebuild your city, you will rebuild your lives, you will overcome,” he said.
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(Independent) Christchurch left devastated on New Zealand's 'darkest day'
More than 300 people were still trapped in collapsed buildings last night after a massive earthquake hit New Zealand’s second biggest city, Christchurch, claiming at least 75 lives and destroying buildings.
As police, emergency services and hospitals struggled to cope with the disaster, which toppled the spire of Christchurch’s stone cathedral, the New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, declared a national state of emergency.
This morning, Mr Key vowed that Christchurch’s “comeback” would begin today. “Though lost lives will never be replaced, and though your city will never look the same again, you will rebuild your city, you will rebuild your lives, you will overcome,” he said.
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