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Kimi
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Feb 22 2011, 12:04am
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Another big earthquake just struck Christchurch
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Few details yet, but it sounds bad.
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 22 2011, 12:25am
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Will wait for news--I'm just afraid already damaged buildings will just crumble.
Hope we hear soon from Starling, Nienna, Pioneer, Roheryn, and anyone else I may have forgotten . . .
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Owain
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Feb 22 2011, 12:38am
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Thoughts and prayers are with them.//
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Eruwestial37
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Feb 22 2011, 12:55am
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I hope the damage isn't as bad as reported. Please, if you're from there, check in when you can! HUGS and hopes you're all okay!
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deej
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Feb 22 2011, 12:55am
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Yikes! I hope everyone is okay. //
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Kimi
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Feb 22 2011, 1:03am
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Shallower and closer to the city than last time. Deaths confirmed.
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Deaths have been confirmed by emergency services - numbers not yet known. Serious injuries. Severe damage.
This is just heart-breaking.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 22 2011, 1:06am
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What a terrible time the folks of Christchurch have been having, for a long long time. An invasion of dragons might have been easier. My thoughts and prayers are with all our Christchurch sibs.
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Annael
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Feb 22 2011, 1:08am
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I'm glad that the Cathedral isn't "flattened" as the first reports claimed, but it's clearly very badly damaged with the spire fallen. How very sad. I hope it can be rebuilt.
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Wraith Buster
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Feb 22 2011, 1:19am
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6.3 is up there! Hope everyone is okay. Eeekk.
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Hamfast
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Feb 22 2011, 1:29am
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Thoughts and prayers to those in Christchurch
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I live in California...the area most famous for earthquakes, and we rode out a tough one on Easter Day last year that was by far the worst i've ever been in. Pictures came off the wall and hanging lights were swaying, but nothing like this. Let's hope there isn't severe aftershocks.
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dernwyn
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Feb 22 2011, 1:44am
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I feel so badly for them, this is just too much!
Rushing thoughts and prayers their way, but I know we're going to be ill at ease until the 'sibs in that area start checking in...
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shadowdog
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Feb 22 2011, 1:46am
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Not sure if the building codes are as good as those in Japan and California; but a 6.3 shouldn't cause a lot of widespread damage. But, I saw a news report that much of downtown Christchurch has severe building damage.
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Faenoriel
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Feb 22 2011, 1:51am
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Incidents like these are why I one day want to start rescue dog training and participate in voluntary rescue forces. It feels so frustrating just to be here on the other side of the planet.
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Kimi
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Feb 22 2011, 1:57am
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We have very good building codes.
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Which is one reason the 7.1 magnitude earthquake last September had no fatalities. But this earthquake was very shallow, and very close to the city. That, coupled with the weakening of buildings in that 7.1 quake, has made this one so severe in its damage.
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Anorien
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Feb 22 2011, 1:59am
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From what they showed on the news, things don't look too good
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Nienna
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Feb 22 2011, 3:26am
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I'm home, tearful, but very thankful. My workplace is a mess with 30,000 books, computers and filing cabinets on the ground, but all staff uninjured.
I had to walk 6kms home because of the traffic jams - I'll go back with friends tonight to pick up car.
My house is ok!!! It's a mess with broken glass and everything on the floor but okay. Cat is missing (of course).
It's so much worse than the September quake - and worse too that it was at work because of the responsibility of staff. Crouching under a sturdy desk with a staff member on her first day (!) and calling out to everyone to see if they were all safe. Police made us leave very soon afterwards because of fatalities in the suburb.
Thanks for your thoughts. I'm shaking but okay.
Waiting now to hear that all is well with our other ChCh sibs.
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 22 2011, 3:40am
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With you--we are with you in thought
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and spirit and prayers and anything else we can possibly throw at this.
Be careful of all that glass! And may Kittie come back soon.
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Nienna
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Feb 22 2011, 3:42am
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I arrived home with my 'once smart' trousers caked in mud halfway up my calves because of the liquefaction on the streets and pavements.
When I arrived home my neighbours met me at the door and held my hand as I walked inside to see the damage.
Another young neighbour arrived with two bottles of water to help me get through the next few days - we have no water. While ChCh has been an awful place to live in, we've been lucky with our friends and neighbours.
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dernwyn
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Feb 22 2011, 3:43am
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And so glad to know that your house is okay (we know the cat will come back when she's able to!), and everyone from your workplace is okay. What a frightening time for everyone! It's good that you were right there with the new person. I hope your workplace building is okay!
{{Nienna}}
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Altaira
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Feb 22 2011, 3:44am
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This must be devastating for the good people of Christchurch. Here's hoping to hear that all our friends there are safe and sound. 
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