Monster Earthquake Hits Christchurch New Zealand

[dAnzac]

Holy crap

http://skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=509054&articleID=1737396

http://www.news.com.au/world/strong-earthquake-leaves-nz-trembling/story-e6frfkyi-1225914069084

"The scale of what has happened here is enormous," he told Sky, urging residents to stay calm and indoors.

The mayor said it was miraculous that no one was killed in the quake - measuring 7.0 according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - attributing that to the fact it struck about 4.30am when most people were in bed.

There were fires reported in the city as power was restored, and the central business district was cordoned off by police amid reports of looting and extensive damage to some older buildings. The area was declared out-of-bounds until tomorrow at the earliest.

Earthquake Commission chief executive Ian Simpson said the damage bill could be as high as NZ$2 billion ($1.6 billion).

It was a 7.0 and ripped up the cbd, and no one died? Wow, lucky.

[Dan Lambskin]

uh oh i havent heard from Aussie Dodger in awhile...hope he's OK

[Neato Torpedo]

There's a "new" Zealand now?

[StlSluggers]

uh oh i havent heard from Aussie Dodger in awhile...hope he's OK

i forgot about aussie dodger. i agree: hope aussie dodger made it through this okay

[dAnzac]

uh oh i havent heard from Aussie Dodger in awhile...hope he's OK

i forgot about aussie dodger. i agree: hope aussie dodger made it through this okay

He sent me a text asking whether you wankers still remember him, I'll have to answer yes.

[Dan Lambskin]

uh oh i havent heard from Aussie Dodger in awhile...hope he's OK

i forgot about aussie dodger. i agree: hope aussie dodger made it through this okay

He sent me a text asking whether you wankers still remember him, I'll have to answer yes.

oh my thats terrible...a final text message from Aussie...thinking of the Cafe even in his final moments

i will rock this avatar and signature in rememberance of him

[dAnzac]

i forgot about aussie dodger. i agree: hope aussie dodger made it through this okay

He sent me a text asking whether you wankers still remember him, I'll have to answer yes.

oh my thats terrible...a final text message from Aussie...thinking of the Cafe even in his final moments

i will rock this avatar and signature in rememberance of him

Yeah he was a good guy

[StlSluggers]

He sent me a text asking whether you wankers still remember him, I'll have to answer yes.

oh my thats terrible...a final text message from Aussie...thinking of the Cafe even in his final moments

i will rock this avatar and signature in rememberance of him

Yeah he was a good guy

Hey AussieDodger, are you gonna miss AussieDodger, AussieDodger?

[dAnzac]

oh my thats terrible...a final text message from Aussie...thinking of the Cafe even in his final moments

i will rock this avatar and signature in rememberance of him

Yeah he was a good guy

Hey AussieDodger, are you gonna miss AussieDodger, AussieDodger?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMgnJDXd3k&feature=related

[knapplc]

i will rock this avatar and signature in rememberance of him

What, he's dead ten minutes and we're already looting his body?