Hopes are fading for more than 200 people still missing after an earthquake in New Zealand - as the death toll rose to 98. Police said up to 120 bodies may still lie trapped in the tangled concrete and steel that was the Canterbury Television or CTV building in the city of Christchurch. Dozens of students from Japan and other Asian countries are believed to buried under rubble at the site after an English-language school collapsed along with other offices.
The official death toll from Tuesday's 6.3-magnitude tremor stands at 98, Police Superintendent Dave Cliff said. An additional 226 people were listed as missing, and prime minister John Key said there were "grave fears" that many of them did not survive.
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ReplyDelete...and special prayers for protection (and Snausages!) to the four-legged heroes, as seen here.
This is so very heart-wrenching.
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How very interesting. My word verification is "docorati". For some reason it reminded me of this:
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
I don't suppose the victims of this earthquake are dying for their country exactly, but the community of humanity suffers because of and mourns their loss. And, yes, God bless the dogs.
Prayers ascending.
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jimB
This same official has said that there are like 16 - 22 bodies in the rubble of the Cathedrals fallen belltower. Tourists who were in the tower when the quake struck.
ReplyDeleteMay flights of angels sign them to their rest and light perpetual shine upon them.
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