CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) – A series of powerful earthquakes, including one of magnitude 6.0, rocked New Zealand’s stricken city of Christchurch on Monday causing further damage.
More buildings came down and there was severe disruption to electricity and water supplies, with Christchurch still recovering from the destruction of the deadly 6.3 earthquake in February which killed 181 people.
“We are in a serious situation,” said Bob Parker, mayor of New Zealand’s second-largest city.
The National Crisis Management Centre controller David Coetzee said there were no reported fatalities from the latest tremors but at least 10 people were injured and more buildings in the central business district collapsed.
A large steel frame supports the front of Christchurch Cathedral after it was severely damaged in the February earthquake which killed 181 people.
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