By Randy Economy
www.Economy4abc.Blogspot.com
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011
Christchurch, NZ
The images coming out of New Zealand tonight after a large 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked hristchurch on Tuesday are horrific.
Widespread damage is all over the city that was still recovering from a major quake in September last year.
Television footage showed panicked workers fleeing from offices after the quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit at 12:51pm (2351 GMT Monday) five kilometres (three miles) from the city at a depth of just four kilometres.
Christchurch airport was closed and police said they were evacuating the city centre.
The city of Christchurch soil has turned to "liquid" in some areas, and that can been destructive beyond imagination.
Building frontages, already weakened by a 7.0 magnitude quake on September 4 collapsed onto the street, with witnesses saying there were people trapped inside.
Cars were buried under rubble and roads buckled as the tremor opened ruptures in the ground. There were unconfirmed reports of injuries and that the local hospital had been evacuated.
Scary situation all the way around. As soon as more video footage is uploaded from Christchurch, I will be posting it here on my blog. If you are in NZ, hit my comment section. Stay safe!
