1||February 22, 2011: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck one of New Zealand’s largest cities, Christchurch, on Tuesday, toppling buildings and killing at least 60 people.
Rescuers searched for survivors amidst the rubble of a building leveled by the quake.|| NZPA/Xinhua/Newscom&&
2||”It is just a scene of utter devastation,” Prime Minister John Key told the Associated Press. “We may well be witnessing New Zealand’s darkest day.” ||a11/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&
3||The Christchurch Cathedral as it looked before the earthquake hit.||RAFAEL BEN ARI/CHAMELEONS EYE/Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/Newscom&&
4||The Christchurch Cathedreal after the earthquake. Its steeple was completely destroyed.||a11/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&
5||A damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand.||Wang Hao/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom&&
6||The earthquake buckled asphalt in some places.||x99/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&
7||It is the second major earthquake to strike New Zealand in the past six months. An earthquake in September, though larger in magnitude, did far less damage. ||a11/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&
8||Rescue workers dug through the rubble of a collapsed building. ||a11/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&
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11||Workers carried a victim dug out from a collapsed office.||x99/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&
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13||Water poured onto the streets in one area from ruptured water pipes. ||x99/ZUMA Press/Newscom&&
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17||Two people walked past buildings damaged in the earthquake.||Wang Hao/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom&&
