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Doctor recalls amputation with pocket knife in Canterbury quake

She amputated his legs with a pocket-knife and hacksaw as the aftershocks continued. On the afternoon of 22 February urologist Dr Lydia Johns Putra was on a lunch break with a group of other doctors who had gathered for a conference at Christchurch s convention centre. A brisk walk away financial adviser Brian Coker was in the Pyne Gould building and was also going to head out for lunch. He was on the first floor landing and about to go downstairs, when he was showered in tiles and debris as the quake hit and he was swept off his feet by a cascading concrete wall.

PGC building collapse: A tragedy and a search into night for survivors

The PGC building after the February 22, 2011, earthquake. Earlier that day, at 12.51pm, the city was shaken sharply and violently by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake. After the shaking stopped, Richard Hooper, who worked south of the city, immediately headed to the daycare centre where his two young daughters – Aimee​ and Keily​​ – were. After the September quake, Hooper and his wife, who worked as an account manager for Marac Finance, decided the daycare, near Bealey Ave, would be their meeting point if another quake happened. Christchurch earthquake victim Amanda Hooper died in the PGC building, where she worked for Marac Finance. Hooper found his daughters safe, but his wife was not there. He had tried calling her as he headed into the city, but couldn t get through. Hooper put it down to an overloaded network.

Michigan expands its COVID-19 Response; National Guard to mobilize additional troops

Michigan expands its COVID-19 Response; National Guard to mobilize additional troops The Michigan National Guard (MING) is expanding its COVID-19 response force for vaccination and testing efforts across the state. Credit: Air National Guard photo by MSgt David Kujawa U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Coker, medic, serving with the Michigan National Guard’s (MING) COVID-19 Task Force Spartan, gives a COVID-19 vaccination to U.S. Army Cpl. Lance King, also with Task Force Spartan, at the Detroit Light Guard Armory in Detroit Michigan, Dec. 31, 2020. Approximately 300 Soldiers and Airmen of the MING will be vaccinated over the weekend with vaccines provided by the DoD to the National Guard for Soldiers and Airmen in support of the state’s COVID-19 response.

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