I see its reported this morning that there are 65 dead following the New Zealand earthquake.
Our thoughts are with all you Kiwis.
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I see its reported this morning that there are 65 dead following the New Zealand earthquake.
Our thoughts are with all you Kiwis.
My hopes and prayers go out to those people. Earquakes can be like war zones. A lot of people are trapped in building in ChristChurch. The news reports say well over 200.
I'm claustrophobic and can't imangine how bad that must be. Not only that but it's hot and water is scarce. Pretty ugly.
I wish you all the luck in the world right now.
Thanks for the heads-up, Alan de Enfield.
Prayers, indeed!
I live near Hamilton in the North Island,so am completely uneffected. However got an email from a friend in Christchurch at 12.15pm. Earthquake struck at about 1.00pm!
I have sent him a return message, but don`t expect to hear from him for several days. It looks Very Bad this time, my thoughts and Best Wishes go out to everyone in
Christchurch this evening.
Stuart.
I do tend to rubbish the Kiwis a lot but they went through a very serious earthquake in Christchurch this morning. Less on the Richter Scale than the September 10 quake but shallower and closer. Last count was 65 Fatalaties.
I hope that everyone is safe and well and their families too.
RJW, are you out there? Or are you out of country again?
When I heard about the earthquake I was dis-heartned to hear of the damage to life and property. I wish the people of NZ all the best for the outcome of this disaster. I will say a prayer for all.
Regards
BudT
RJW, are you out there? Or are you out of country again?
Hi, I'm in Auckland, out of range for this one; we have an airforce base near here and they've been ferrying wounded from Christchurch to hospitals in Auckland, and ferrying all kinds of emergency personnel back out again, some who are flying in from other countries, so our local motorway, far from the center of the action, has been a busy bit of road for vehicles with flashing lights etc, it brings it all home.
After being so lucky last time, now we have the worst of situations here in that it happened at 12.50 midday when everyone was about.
Amazing the life changing events that can happen in seconds.
FYI Its the morning after, 23 hours later, the numbers are 65 dead, not all confirmed, plus 300 missing, probably within the pancaked buildings. One building CTV, had 100 people in it, was 5-7 stories is now just 15 feet high and an unrecognizable pile of rubble, with a number trapped inside making contact via cel phones. I know it all happened yesterday but its still unfolding, like a slow motion car wreck.
FYI Christchurch is a colonial city with churches, white picket fences and well tended gardens. Older buildings are brick which comes loose and collapses in a quake.
I know all this is OT to the forum, but the well wishes are much appreciated, and I'm sure by those down there. There's a number 303 enfield enthusiasts and gunsmiths etc in and around Christchurch who watch the forum, so I thought a small update not out of line, no doubt CNN and BBC will be broadcasting much more of all this.
Not at all OT to the forum, I think. God's grace on the people of Christchurch and those involved in the rescue work. My prayers and sympathy to all afflicted.
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Originally Posted by Alan de Enfield
The same as above from here, Kiwis !
Hi all, My wife was on the Navy ship HMNZS Canterbury which was moored in Lyttleton harbour, Lyttleton is a small fishing village 10KM away from Christchurch and is where the earthquake centred. She said the force of the quake out in the water was amazing so what people felt on land must have been terrorfying.
My thoughts are with all my friends who live in Christchurch and now all my Army friends who have gone down to assist with the rescue efforts. Steve
My Prayers are with You. May G-d Hold You all near....Rev. Pete
Re Lyttleton; with them being the epicenter I'm surprised this didn't seem to generate tidal wave issues. The town has some bad damage there too, we're just getting some coverage as of yesterday. I hadn't realized but with the power cut off in Christchurch as the height of the problem, nobody down there has a working TV to keep up to date, for a day or two folks in the UK might know more about it than locals do.
Good on the Navy, they've been showing the crew making masses of meals for the town, much appreciated I'm sure.