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News and emergency information sources for #Christchurch #eqnz
Last updated: 4pm Sunday Feb 27 2011 Up to date information on what’s happening and what to do: http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz/ including printable pdfs of contact numbers in English, Chinese, Korean, NZ Civil Defence updates: http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/ Find out what’s open: http://eq.org.nz/ Essential numbers from Civil Defence Earthquake Government Helpline: 0800 779 997 A service for people requiring information on [...]
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Twitter moves news faster than ever – earthquake ripples
I heard about the 7.8 earthquake in China's Sichuan province about five hours ago via a colleague on Twitter and retweeted it immediately. Little was known then. I went out for a few hours and when I got back it was being tweeted by BreakingNewsOn with the news that 900 children were reported buried and at least 109 people killed.
Beached whale: Give our bru’s in Christchurch a hand