WELLINGTON, New Zealand New Zealand lowered its flags on Monday and made special note of those who couldn’t travel as it marked the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake that killed 185 people. Hundreds of people attended an outdoor service in Christchurch, which continues to rebuild from the magnitude 6.3 quake that destroyed much […]
Cantabrians who lived through the devastating Christchurch earthquakes 10 years ago have been given a message of hope and optimism, amid a day of tears and remembrance.
Politicians including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (centre) were among those to attend the ceremony.
Photo: RNZ / Hugo Cameron
Hundreds gathered to remember the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch at 12.51pm in 2011, claiming the lives of 185 people and forever changing the lives of many others.
People filled the memorial park, that looks towards the memorial wall, with some watching from nearby balconies or building windows.
On the banks of the Avon, at the National Earthquake Memorial, the names of the dead were read, after a minute s silence.
Hundreds of people attended an outdoor service in Christchurch; a separate service was also held in the northern Japanese city of Toyama, home to 12 students who died in the quake.
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