{"id":899,"date":"2011-02-22T13:22:21","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2011\/02\/earthquake-strikes-christchurch-new-zealand.html"},"modified":"2011-02-22T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T13:22:21","slug":"earthquake-strikes-christchurch-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2011\/02\/earthquake-strikes-christchurch-new-zealand.html","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake Strikes ChristChurch New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tragedy struck today in New Zealand when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch.<\/a> The death toll at this point is 65 people. Reports of buildings caving in and people trapped underneath the rubble continue to pour in. <\/p>\n

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The earthquake struck right during lunch hour and people were seen bloodied and staggering throughout the streets as you can see in the video below.<\/p>\n
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Laura Campbell said she was at work at the bottom of a six-story building when the earthquake struck. She described seeing “windows blowing out, bricks falling down, people screaming, the whole nine yards.” <\/span>“It was bloody serious,” said Campbell, who was trying to walk home. “I’m worried about what I’m going to find down the road.”<\/span><\/div>\n

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Aftershocks continued to be felt through Christchurch and the surrounding areas. Please pray for the people of New Zealand and for the families who have been impacted by this tragedy.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tragedy struck today in New Zealand when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch. The death toll at this point is 65 people. 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