Christchurch Earthquake 2011

Woke this morning to find that Christchurch had been hit by another earthquake, a few months after the earlier larger quake. The previous one struck in the early hours of the morning, but this one happened at lunchtime, when people were in school, work or shopping. Buildings which had perhaps been damaged by the earlier quake collapsed, including the city's cathedral, which has been badly damaged.
Turned on the news to find images and reports of fatalities...

A range of places to find further information were quickly assembled by Anne Greaves, and now feature on the GA's website...

Shelterbox, who have also featured here numerous times, were also quick off the mark with some information and advice for people who wanted to help.

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