NZ EATRHQUAKKE

kiwifootsouljahz · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:46 pm Post subject: NZ EATRHQUAKKE

just wanted to say i hope everyone is safe in my home city a wonderful place ruined by mother nature,i was desperate to hear of news about friends.really upsetting to see on tv here in the uk.all our thoughts go to our friend wolf and all other people in the city of christchurch,learn more on more bout the quake on nzoom.com.....gods speed to all.

Lonny · **$ 445** AB Rep: +95 Aura: 232109 Credits

I was going to post about this in a new thread. If the mods feel this post should be in a separate forum feel free to move it to a new thread..

To me I always feel obligated to donate funds to to reputable charity in matters like this so i pick http://www.redcross.org.nz

One can donate directly thou that site of find a nearest one by you.

I have to go to the bank as soon as the mail gets here since the nearest one is on the way I will be donating.

Hope all is well for members from here and in NZ.

With Best Regards,
Lonny.

The NZ red cross isnt connecting you can try the http://www.redcross.org/ one if you like.
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neeraffa · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject:

Good post Lonny - i second this - Really hope the AB members past and present are good + well despite this tragedy!
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kiwifootsouljahz · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:12 pm Post subject: nz earthquake

yes,if the moderators want to move this topic to enhance interest in donations etc....please do.

Lonny · **$ 445** AB Rep: +95 Aura: 232109 Credits

thanks neeraffa i just walked in from the bank and asked them to transfer 20.00 to the red cross it seems the one down the street has been closed do to financial reasons, little or no donations.

tough times hitting everyone even those that are there to help in need.

Y.M.C.A's are closing red crosses are closing sad time were living right now.
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mladen · **$ 229** AB Rep: +17 Aura: 46024 Credits

Just heard the news, I hope Christchurch will recover from this disaster soon. The reports looked horrible.

BeaRs0fWaR · **$ 2** AB Rep: +4 1900 Credits

saw this on the news this morning. hope the best for the victims and friends and family of the victims

-White-Wolf- · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:53 pm Post subject:

I live right in the heart of Christchurch, We had a 7.1 earthquake here on september 4th last year, It happened in the early hours of the morning and we had no fatals, but the two big quakes we had here tuesday has been much more devastating.
At 12:51 pm we had a 6.3 quake, several minutes later a 5.7.
But is much worse due to the fact of the timing, and that the quakes are so shallow, both at a depth of 5km, where as the one in september was 33km deep, we have had 1000's of aftershocks since the September quake, but now these are new earthquakes in a different location, but still city cental, but different plates.
On tuesday we were at home, and our two kids in school.
It happened at such a bad time, but some what lucky it happened at lunch time, many people were out of the buildings to lunch in the city center.
So many collapsed building, at the moment the death toll is at 72 comfirmed, but more than 300 still missing.
It breaks our hearts to see so many fatals, and one of the 72 comfirmed dead is my partners step dads daughter.
She was in the CTV building.
The city has huge damage all over, we have had great support and help from around New Zealand and around the world, more than 700 specialists have flown in from overseas so far, which is a great help for search and recovery.
I dont want to go into detail of the damage, or what and how has happened with the tradgic lives lost.
It is amazing to see many people being rescued from these buildings tho, we have seen countless rescues, but with approx 300 still missing the death toll will surely rise.
Such a surreal feeling here, Christchurch has had it hard in the past months, its such a sad time.
We are having so many strong aftershocks here all the time.
Not good for the heart, and the stress levels.

I thank everyone from ArcadeBoss for there warm kind comments, and everyone around New Zealand and the world who is helping in the ways they can, we really need it.
At a later date I will post further detail, and go into things more, at the moment its hard talking about it all, thank you all again for your prayers and thoughts.

Some links that many be of use, and interest ...

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/christchurch-quake-appeals-launched-4038581

http://www.geonet.org.nz/news/feb-2011-christchurch-badly-damaged-by-magnitude-6-3-earthquake.html

http://www.3news.co.nz/National/ChristchurchEarthquake/tabid/1438/Default.aspx

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garyoak99 · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:39 pm Post subject:

kiwifootsouljahz · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:59 pm Post subject: earthquake

i have been upset as a friend of mine is in bits ( a broken man)his house is gone the entire area he lives in near new brighton where i was brought up,i just want to say to you wolf and everyone else in my wonderful city that our prayers and thoughts are with you all i have been glued to nzoom,com also 3 news the photos are awful,the city will never be the same all we have is memories on how it used to look.please keep us all posted on news here on the site as we are all very concerned.

ArcadeBoss · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject:

Good to hear that you are okay, but sorry about the loss of lives . This is tough enough, but coming so soon after last rebuild makes it tougher. Hang in there.

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If it wasn't for people here talking about the earthquake, I wouldn't have heard about it because I don't watch the news and for some reason I never heard about it on the internet news.

Looks like a big mess over there. There seems to be 1 or 2 bad earthquakes every year now. Seems like there's nothing but sadness and destruction these days. I hope all of the AB members from there are ok.

Here's some footage....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfcWraeZvcw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uwtjAJBwFA&feature=channel
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mladen · **$ 229** AB Rep: +17 Aura: 46024 Credits

I am looking at the news footage, it is a very sad situation, although the building codes are strict in NZ, damage from earthquake is great with over 100 fatalities. The epicenter was so close to the city center, which was most unfortunate.

What I find unnerving about the earthquakes is dealing with repeating aftershocks. Even if they are mostly harmless, they can really add to the stress levels.

BeaRs0fWaR · **$ 2** AB Rep: +4 1900 Credits

any news regarding death toll ?

-White-Wolf- · Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:51 am Post subject:

115 comfirmed dead, 225 still missing.
No one has been found alive in three days.
More than 1000 search and rescue experts from oveseas and all our resourses are trying there best to find more, but seems very unlikely.
Very sad.
There saying 2/3's of the city building are beyond repair.
Goverment estamates total repair bill at over 30 billion NZ dollars, and more than 5 billion has already been spent from the September 4th quake here.
My partners step-sister is comfirmed dead.
So many tradgic lives lost, and untold horrific injured people.
The constant aftershocks are getting hard to handle, all of us are so paranoid of another big one, maybe tonight, next week, next month.
We hope it never comes.