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New Zealand marks Christchurch earthquake 10th anniversary
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gathered with hundreds of people to observe a minute s silence on the anniversary of the devastating 2011 earthquake. Flags were lowered to honor the 185 people who died.
Ardern also remembered 87 foreign victims of the quake, saying Our flags fly at half-mast for them today too
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led a tribute to honor the Christchurch earthquake victims on Monday, marking the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 185 lives.
Hundreds of people gathered at a memorial service in the South Island city, where they observed a minute s silence at 12:51 p.m., the time the 6.3 magnitude quake hit in 2011.
Ten years after New Zealand earthquake, no justice for victims of building collapse
Monday marks ten years since the February 22, 2011, Christchurch earthquake, which killed 185 people. Thousands of buildings were destroyed or severely damaged, and entire suburbs in the city’s working class east, an area once home to 10,000 people, were left uninhabitable and eventually abandoned, with the houses all demolished.
Thousands of homeowners spent years fighting with private insurers and government agencies for their properties to be repaired or rebuilt. Some have still not received any payouts, one decade after the disaster.
The death toll was not simply the product of an unavoidable natural disaster. Nearly two thirds of the lives lost, 115 people, were in the CTV (Canterbury Television) Building, which collapsed in seconds due to its extremely unsafe design. New Zealand is well-known for its frequent earthquakes, yet thousands of buildings are not constructed to withstand a severe