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February 21, 2011

Major Earthquake Hits New Zealand
— DrewM

The Fire Service has confirmed that there have been deaths.
National Civil Defence Controller David Coetzee says the damage is worse than from the 4 September quake.
...Civil Defence Minister John Carter says the situation is very serious.
He says the emergency headquarters in the Beehive have been activated and the head of Civil Defence, John Hamilton, is on his way there.
Telecom says it is working to determine which services have been affected by the quake, and getting them restored as soon as possible.
Civil Defence is asking people stay off their cellphones to allow calls from injured or trapped people to be able to get through to emergency services.
They also are asking that if people are injured or trapped to keep trying on 111.

A couple of f-bombs in the video below, so content warning.

Posted by: DrewM at 04:14 PM | Comments (48)
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1 Zoinks!

Posted by: Navin R Johnson at February 21, 2011 04:16 PM (HpT9p)

2 Oy. Nice country, nice people. Prayers.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 21, 2011 04:19 PM (UlUS4)

3 I couldn't care fucking less.

Posted by: H. Badger at February 21, 2011 04:19 PM (t60fX)

4 Good Lord...prayers for all the affected. Living in or near Christchurch for the past few months has got to be an ordeal.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at February 21, 2011 04:20 PM (c0A3e)

5 ok and?

Posted by: Flapjackmaka at February 21, 2011 04:20 PM (c5RQr)

6 Sweep, you bastard! This place better look squeaky clean when emergency help arrives!

Posted by: goodrichard at February 21, 2011 04:20 PM (3H2dZ)

7 prayers though of course. Juat thin we should not be covering every tragedy.

Posted by: Flapjackmaka at February 21, 2011 04:21 PM (c5RQr)

8 OT Twitter heads up.

Posted by: sTevo at February 21, 2011 04:21 PM (VMcEw)

9 6.3 isn't very major.

Posted by: ErikW at February 21, 2011 04:21 PM (F5dZR)

10 We can't have people thinkin' we're dirty.

Posted by: goodrichard at February 21, 2011 04:21 PM (3H2dZ)

11 Mission accomplished Sarah Palin!

Posted by: markos zunigas at February 21, 2011 04:22 PM (lPLCj)

12 Cleanliness is next to godliness, I always say.

Posted by: goodrichard at February 21, 2011 04:22 PM (3H2dZ)

13 OT Twitter heads up.

Posted by: sTevo at February 21, 2011 08:21 PM (VMcEw)

On a tip provided by a concerned American yesterday, information has been discovered indicating a widespread network of radical Islamist sleeper cells in the U.S. that have quietly blended in with communities so as not to arouse suspicion. Evidence indicates that the cells are lying in wait, possibly in order to receive a signal to embark on a simultaneous mission to murder hundreds of citizens.

Um, this is news? Anyone who doesn't already assume this is... thick.

Posted by: Papa Editor at February 21, 2011 04:23 PM (YX6i/)

Beehives!

Posted by: HungryButLazyHoneyBear at February 21, 2011 04:24 PM (CyPWX)

15 Mission accomplished Glenn Beck!

Posted by: chaz jonsin at February 21, 2011 04:28 PM (0fzsA)

16 Kiwis are tough people.

Posted by: EC at February 21, 2011 04:28 PM (f4TZ2)

17 God Bless the Kiwis, this area was just battered by an earthquake this past year.

Posted by: ginaswo at February 21, 2011 04:28 PM (k1f7N)

18 Jesus wept. Juan Williams would apologize for the people who lynched him if they were democrats. And, historically, they would be.

Posted by: huerfano at February 21, 2011 04:28 PM (2pEj7)

19 hahaha I like the response of the residents it is in sharp contrast to the cameraman and narrator be they professional or amatures. It reminds me of the reporter in FL who was reporting on one of the hurricanes in 04 and only had 1 quivering no parking sign standing in about 2 inches of water for his disaster but he did his best hindenberg impersonation. Oh the humanity!!!! hahahahahahaha

Posted by: Krazy Kat at February 21, 2011 04:29 PM (oNphh)

20
Well a least someone had the good sense to kept the road nice and tidy during an earthquake.

Posted by: YIKES! at February 21, 2011 04:29 PM (8/QZP)

21 Smaug stirs.

Posted by: Thorin at February 21, 2011 04:29 PM (9Pzy7)

22 My libtard b-i-l will be devastated. He says as soon as his parents have assumed room temp, he's "leaving this awful, fascist country, and moving to New Zealand, where no one judges you and you can just be free."

Yes, he's an idiot.

Prayers for the people there.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 21, 2011 04:30 PM (UOM48)

6.3 isn't very major.

If it's shallow, it is.

Posted by: garrett at February 21, 2011 04:31 PM (UzLns)

24 Any chance of a tsunami?

Posted by: joncelli at February 21, 2011 04:33 PM (/lAg1)

25 I would tweet my condolences, but a speech would do you so much good...

Posted by: Internet Sensation BarryO at February 21, 2011 04:35 PM (FcR7P)

26 My libtard b-i-l will be devastated. He says as soon as his parents have assumed room temp, he's "leaving this awful, fascist country, and moving to New Zealand, where no one judges you and you can just be free."

Yes, he's an idiot.

Prayers for the people there.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 21, 2011 08:30 PM (UOM4

Does he know that NZ is one of the places Rush says he'd move to when things got too bad here? With any luck, your b-i-l will live in the same town.

Posted by: RushBabe at February 21, 2011 04:36 PM (urYpw)

27 This could, of course, be the Obama enforcing a no fly zone over Libya.

Posted by: mghorning at February 21, 2011 04:37 PM (zkTQx)

28 On a tip provided by a concerned American yesterday, information has been discovered indicating a widespread network of radical Islamist sleeper cells in the U.S. that have quietly blended in with communities so as not to arouse suspicion. Evidence indicates that the cells are lying in wait, possibly in order to receive a signal to embark on a simultaneous mission to murder hundreds of citizens.

Oh, color me surprised. And seriously, "hundreds?" If they only murder hundreds, we should be thankful. But, hey, we don't want to do anything crazy and unfair like securing our borders . . . _spits.

Posted by: Peaches at February 21, 2011 04:37 PM (zxpIo)

29 OT Twitter heads up.

Posted by: sTevo at February 21, 2011 08:21 PM (VMcEw)

Wish I hadn't read this. Hate seeing my fears written down and 'reported'.

Posted by: momma at February 21, 2011 04:38 PM (penCf)

Does he know that NZ is one of the places Rush says he'd move to when things got too bad here? With any luck, your b-i-l will live in the same town.

Posted by: RushBabe at February 21, 2011 08:36 PM (urYpw)

I just wish the bastard would move. Since his third divorce, and his hatred of BOOOOSH, he's unbearable. He's the jackass who yelled at me and shoved his finger in my face in a restaurant three days before D'oh Boy left for boot camp, and a little over a week before my mom suddenly got sick and died. He's a total douche. I don't think New Zealand even wants him.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 21, 2011 04:40 PM (UOM48)

31 Jane, does he know about the union busting there over the Hobbit movie?

Posted by: Thorin at February 21, 2011 04:43 PM (9Pzy7)

32 I've only been to the North Island, so not down south around Christchurch. It's still one of my favorite places. I hope the death toll is low.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 21, 2011 04:48 PM (7utQ2)

33 virtually impossible to emigrate to nz. they don't want anyone. aus too.

Posted by: Uncle Jed at February 21, 2011 04:48 PM (vXwmy)

34 Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 21, 2011 08:40 PM (UOM4

Hope he has this all figured out.
Better have a work skill New Zealand needs.
Most country's don't appreciate people just showing up living off what ever cash they have and go on the public dole when the money runs out.

Posted by: YIKES! at February 21, 2011 04:49 PM (8/QZP)

@ 33 -

U got that right.

Posted by: HungryButLazyHoneyBear at February 21, 2011 04:51 PM (CyPWX)

36 Most country's don't appreciate people just showing up living off what ever cash they have and go on the public dole when the money runs out.

With, of course, the notable exception of this country. _{spits again}

Posted by: Peaches at February 21, 2011 04:51 PM (zxpIo)

37 Gaia hates Christchurch. The Science! is settled.

Posted by: Al Gore's Gaiachurch at February 21, 2011 04:52 PM (NBTmb)

38 I blame boobs.

Posted by: Holger at February 21, 2011 04:59 PM (YxGud)

Well, I kind of admire that guy trying to clean up in the midst of an Earthquake.

It may be futile, but its something?

Posted by: HungryButLazyHoneyBear at February 21, 2011 05:00 PM (CyPWX)

More news about the earthquake - horrible vision from Skynews and now confirmed deaths

They've run out of ambulances and are using 4WDs, vans anything plus the main hospital has been evacuated

Big office buildings have just collapsed and people are trapped

Posted by: Aussie at February 21, 2011 05:17 PM (myhmP)

41 this real time twitter feed is heart retching.

Posted by: disgusted at February 21, 2011 05:21 PM (p302b)

42 Christchurch Cathedral, a major landmark in the city center, was badly damaged. Concepcion, Chile has also been hit again by quakes this month.

Posted by: Reiver at February 21, 2011 05:27 PM (pPK8C)

43 live video feed

Posted by: disgusted at February 21, 2011 05:41 PM (p302b)

44 #43 is me.

Posted by: curious at February 21, 2011 05:41 PM (p302b)

45 Will the wackos from GREENPEACE blame this on GLOBAL WARMING will the green nuts like JAMES LOVELOCK use the GAIA poppycock to explain this like they did when the quake on Dec 26th 2004 or the Lorma Paorta quake

Posted by: Spurwing Plover at February 21, 2011 06:14 PM (vA9ld)

46 I hope that's really you, Spurwing. Welcome back, in that case. You've been missed. Cordially...

Posted by: Rick at February 21, 2011 06:42 PM (j3pEj)

With great sympathy for the people of New Zealand I say to the government of New Zealand:

Don't you wish you had spent all that money you squandered on green shit and carbon tading and lying about temperature on earthquake preparadness instead?

Posted by: BillyBob at February 21, 2011 06:49 PM (F0Pf9)

48 As of 7 pm NZ local 65 dead and rising. Jokes stop here please.

Posted by: Steve at February 21, 2011 09:13 PM (8ntiZ)

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