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Strong Quake Shakes New Zealand During Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Visit
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of central New Zealand on Tuesday, where British royals Meghan and Harry are on tour, but officials said it caused no major damage. The quake was felt in Wellington during a session of parliament, prompting lawmakers to stop deliberations and seek refuge as a precaution. There was no tsunami threat and the q...
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Storm Lashes New Zealand Earthquake Zone, More Buildings Evacuated
Rain and strong winds battered central New Zealand on Thursday, threatening further damage just days after a powerful earthquake killed two people and devastated parts of the country's South Island with huge landslides.
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Strong quake rattles New Zealand's North Island, no reports of injury
A strong earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island on Tuesday, shaking residents across a wide area and toppling goods from shelves but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injury.
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Powerful earthquake rocks New Zealand's Christchurch
The earthquake-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch was rocked by a powerful 5.8 magnitude tremor on Friday forcing evacuations from buildings, residents said.
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Powerful quake off New Zealand triggers tsunami
A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake rattled New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey reported. A local tsunami warning was issued.The volcanic Kermadec Island peaks are a remote outpost that are generally uninhabited aside from a weather station and a hostel for visiting New Zealand scientists.The 7:03 am...
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New Zealand quake death toll reaches 145
Rescuers in New Zealand's quake-devastated Christchurch city recovered more bodies from the debris of flattened buildings on Saturday, taking the toll to 145 which includes victims of 20 nationalities.There have been no live rescues since Wednesday and given that the number of missing is above 200, the number of dead is certain to rise.The 6.8 magn...
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A bride who was trapped in New Zealand earthquake
A woman pulled from the rubble of New Zealand's earthquake three days ago got married today, in a poignant glimmer of hope for a country coming to terms with the disaster.Emma Howard wed partner Chris Greenslade in a church just yards from a school hall where the families of the 200-plus missing were told there was little chance of more survivors b...
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New Zealand quake: 75 dead, over 300 missing
Rescuers used their bare hands, dogs, and heavy machines on Wednesday in an urgent search for survivors still trapped in crumbled buildings more than 24 hours after an earthquake devastated one of New Zealand's largest cities.The confirmed death toll from Tuesday's magnitude-6.3 quake in Christchurch rose to 75, and officials said it was almost sur...
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65 killed as earthquake hits New Zealand
One of New Zealand's biggest cities lay in ruins Tuesday after a powerful earthquake toppled tall buildings and churches on a busy weekday, killing at least 65 people in the country's worst natural disaster in decades.The quake even shook a massive chunk of ice from New Zealand's biggest glacier, some 120 miles to the east of Christchurch, where mo...
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State of emergency follows powerful New Zealand quake
A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch on Saturday after a powerful 7.0 earthquake caused widespread damage, Mayor Bob Parker said."We've decided to declare the state of emergency in the city. It just makes it a bit easier for us now to move people out of buildings if necessary, close streets down," P...
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Strong Quake Shakes New Zealand During Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Visit
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of central New Zealand on Tuesday, where British royals Meghan and Harry are on tour, but officials said it caused no major damage. The quake was felt in Wellington during a session of parliament, prompting lawmakers to stop deliberations and seek refuge as a precaution. There was no tsunami threat and the q...
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Storm Lashes New Zealand Earthquake Zone, More Buildings Evacuated
Rain and strong winds battered central New Zealand on Thursday, threatening further damage just days after a powerful earthquake killed two people and devastated parts of the country's South Island with huge landslides.
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Strong quake rattles New Zealand's North Island, no reports of injury
A strong earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island on Tuesday, shaking residents across a wide area and toppling goods from shelves but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injury.
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Powerful earthquake rocks New Zealand's Christchurch
The earthquake-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch was rocked by a powerful 5.8 magnitude tremor on Friday forcing evacuations from buildings, residents said.
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Powerful quake off New Zealand triggers tsunami
A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake rattled New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey reported. A local tsunami warning was issued.The volcanic Kermadec Island peaks are a remote outpost that are generally uninhabited aside from a weather station and a hostel for visiting New Zealand scientists.The 7:03 am...
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New Zealand quake death toll reaches 145
Rescuers in New Zealand's quake-devastated Christchurch city recovered more bodies from the debris of flattened buildings on Saturday, taking the toll to 145 which includes victims of 20 nationalities.There have been no live rescues since Wednesday and given that the number of missing is above 200, the number of dead is certain to rise.The 6.8 magn...
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A bride who was trapped in New Zealand earthquake
A woman pulled from the rubble of New Zealand's earthquake three days ago got married today, in a poignant glimmer of hope for a country coming to terms with the disaster.Emma Howard wed partner Chris Greenslade in a church just yards from a school hall where the families of the 200-plus missing were told there was little chance of more survivors b...
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New Zealand quake: 75 dead, over 300 missing
Rescuers used their bare hands, dogs, and heavy machines on Wednesday in an urgent search for survivors still trapped in crumbled buildings more than 24 hours after an earthquake devastated one of New Zealand's largest cities.The confirmed death toll from Tuesday's magnitude-6.3 quake in Christchurch rose to 75, and officials said it was almost sur...
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65 killed as earthquake hits New Zealand
One of New Zealand's biggest cities lay in ruins Tuesday after a powerful earthquake toppled tall buildings and churches on a busy weekday, killing at least 65 people in the country's worst natural disaster in decades.The quake even shook a massive chunk of ice from New Zealand's biggest glacier, some 120 miles to the east of Christchurch, where mo...
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State of emergency follows powerful New Zealand quake
A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch on Saturday after a powerful 7.0 earthquake caused widespread damage, Mayor Bob Parker said."We've decided to declare the state of emergency in the city. It just makes it a bit easier for us now to move people out of buildings if necessary, close streets down," P...
