Christchurch has been struck by a large earthquake

[Guest The Architect]

An estimated magnitude of 6.3.

 

It's been getting several aftershocks ever since the earthquake that hit Christchurch last September, but they reckon this one feels like a whole new earthquake rather than just an aftershock.

Edited February 22, 2011 by The Architect

[Tigranes]

I shrugged it off as just an aftershock (yeah, that's pretty bad in itself) but yes, there seem to be dozens dead.

[Walsingham]

Dozens dead? Unusually high for NZ, isn't it?

[Guest The Architect]

65 dead last I heard. Yeah it was 6.3, but worse than the 7.1 one in September because it was closer to the city and more shallow.

[Hurlshort]

I'm surprised how much damage it caused. Hopefully everyone on the forums is ok, we haven't heard from Shryke yet.

[Walsingham]

I'm surprised how much damage it caused. Hopefully everyone on the forums is ok, we haven't heard from Shryke yet.

 

I imagine the effect of an earthquake on lingerie models is simply fascinating, rather than dangerous. So he should be in a safe environment.

[Tigranes]

Shryke's in Wellington, same as me, and there's another NZer here (who was it?) but also not in Christchurch. So all fine unless they went travelling.

[Zoraptor]

I'm originally from Christchurch and lived there until I was twenty. I haven't heard of anyone I know who is missing, at least.

[Malcador]

Looking at updates about Mrs Vos, it's funny the effect a name and a photo can have. Apparently they got her and others in her building out, so that's good.

Edited February 23, 2011 by Malcador

[Shryke]

I'm surprised how much damage it caused. Hopefully everyone on the forums is ok, we haven't heard from Shryke yet.

 

yeah like Tigs said i'm in Wellington, so i'm fine - just haven't had the internet hooked up at my new flat until today

 

my flatmate's brother is down there at the army base where they've set up a temporary morgue

[Tigranes]

We've been shipping down food to a nearby marae housing ~30 people, it seems like they're taking a couple of weeks just to assess damage, get people/bodies out, etc.

[Shryke]

been having a few quakes here in Wellington over the past week or so, but nothing to the extent of the Christchurch one

 

last i heard the death toll was up around 160 people, 7 of whom i knew

[Nepenthe]

Tempted to make a joke about the underwear model community being apparently hit exceptionally hard, but won't in the name of good taste.

[Zoraptor]

Sadly, I spoke too soon about not knowing anyone. One of the dead (well, technically missing still) was my best friend in primary/ intermediate school and one of my sister's school friends was killed on one of the buses that got hit. The place I used to live is also evacuated and apparently two people died on a walking track almost directly behind it.

[Walsingham]

I just realised we've gota business associate down in NZ who I've not spoken to in a while. I can't work out if it's a bit lame to email now and check he's OK.

[Guest The Architect]

At your age you'd probably send an email and forget you sent one the next day anyway, so don't worry about it.

[Walsingham]

At your age you'd probably send an email and forget you sent one the next day anyway, so don't worry about it.

 

LOL I had to look up what we were talking about in order to understand this.

[Guest The Architect]

Hahaha.