emicen
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Massive destruction
Haven't heard from my mate over there if she's ok, but since she's a paramedic I'm thinking replying to messages isn't top priority just now.
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Whittie
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Looks terrible, saw it in the news earlier.
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Budgie
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Where abouts is it? got a mate in queens atm
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Nath
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Christchurch
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Budgie
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ahh thats good. miles away
sorry to hear about the casualties tho
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Hammer
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Wee cousin immigrated there last month, he's ok thankfully.
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Nismo
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looks pretty bad, struck at lunchtime in a busy city!
Video on here.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/New-Zealand-Earthquake-In-Christchurch-Causes-Multiple-Deaths-After-63-Magnitude-Quake/Article/201102415938201?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15938201_New_Zealand:_Earthquake_In_Christchurch_Causes_Multiple_Deaths_After_6.3_Magnitude_Quake
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djgritt
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Sounds very bad from the BBC site
A friend from VxON who moved back there (she is a native) works in one of the buildings that went down from what I can gather
Luckily she is ok, and was seen on local news helping to get people out
They aren't having the best of it down in that Oz/NZ corner at the moment!
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Pip308
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quote: Originally posted by Budgie
Where abouts is it? got a mate in queens atm
My first thought. Missed where on the news. Sent a text "are you alive?"
X
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Russ
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Family live in Auckland so they're ok
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John
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quote: Originally posted by Hammer
Wee cousin immigrated there last month, he's ok thankfully.
Wee scrotum didn't reply to my email.
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Hammer
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Same
I never realised New Zealand is actually split into 2 land masses, he's in the north. Is there not normally a threat of tsunami's after a massive earthquake?
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3CorsaMeal
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quote: Originally posted by Russ
Family live in Auckland so they're ok
same here
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Budgie
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quote: Originally posted by Pip308
quote: Originally posted by Budgie
Where abouts is it? got a mate in queens atm
My first thought. Missed where on the news. Sent a text "are you alive?"
X
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emicen
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quote: Originally posted by Hammer
Same
I never realised New Zealand is actually split into 2 land masses, he's in the north. Is there not normally a threat of tsunami's after a massive earthquake?
You never heard them referring to the north island and south island?
There's only really a tsunami risk where the epicentre is located a fair distance offshore. The shock wave needs deep water to produce the swell then the shallowing around land masses creates the tidal wave that does the damage.
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Hammer
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quote: Originally posted by emicen
quote: Originally posted by Hammer
Same
I never realised New Zealand is actually split into 2 land masses, he's in the north. Is there not normally a threat of tsunami's after a massive earthquake?
You never heard them referring to the north island and south island?
There's only really a tsunami risk where the epicentre is located a fair distance offshore. The shock wave needs deep water to produce the swell then the shallowing around land masses creates the tidal wave that does the damage.
Nup but then I'm not really one for discussing the geography of New Zealand too often
He never mentioned it either, I doubt he even knows tbh
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