The flags are at half mast, the whole country is upside down. Since 22.02. Everything is different now. It is
eon similar feelings as the 11th September, similar images.
The earthquake this time was not as strong as the last one in September, but it has caused much more damage. The last time was the earthquake in the early morning hours, all the people were at home, yet many houses were eingestuerzt came by a miracle no one died.
This time it was around noon 1 clock, the whole city was alive. The epicenter was 10 km away from the city center, in Lyttleton, the port city of Christchurch.
At last count there were 113 deaths, 226 missing. Since Wednesday afternoon, no more survivors rescued.
It is chaos, Hochaeuser who have survived the last earthquake, this time are eingestuerzt, probably too much weakened by the recent earthquake. A third of Haesu in the city have to be demolished. The famous cathedral is destroyed, eingestuerzt. Inside there are at least 20 deaths.
Many people now flee from Christchurch, we also have that recorded. The theme, the main thing is gone. I can very well understand. No electricity, no running water, but mainly the fear of aftershocks (there were already over 50) or another major quake. Absolute uncertainty.
I have some friends in Christchurch, by two I have not heard anything yet, though the phone lines are working again.
I just hope that there are other reasons why I can not contact them.
I will soon report new, when I in Cromwell (where I live), a place I found that I can on the Internet.
Carpe diem, it can be over so fast.
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