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| New Zealand earthquake officially upgraded to magnitude 7.8 – live | |
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| 4.40am GMT | |
| 04:40 | |
| New aftershock forecast: larger and longer | |
| Gerry Brownlee, the acting minister of civil defence, has explained why the magnitude of Monday’s mainshock has been revised upwards: | |
| GNS Science informed my office of the revised magnitude earlier today after reassessing the data from its stations across the country. | |
| Because it took over a minute for the fault to rupture during this event, the standard method normally used to calculate the energy released during an earthquake was insufficient. | |
| The revised magnitude just tells us what anyone who felt the earthquake would already know – that it was a powerful tremor that lasted for a long time. | |
| It does not change what happened or how central government or local authorities responded. It simply provides us with more knowledge about how significant this earthquake was. | |
| As expected with a larger earthquake, the revised magnitude does have an effect on the probabilities of forecast aftershocks, meaning it is now forecast that aftershocks may be larger in magnitude for a longer period of time. | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.41am GMT | |
| 4.28am GMT | |
| 04:28 | |
| Reports had varied on the strength of the initial quake that struck shortly after midnight on Monday morning. | |
| New Zealand’s own monitoring service, Geonet, had measured the earthquake as magnitude 7.5 (and that’s what we at the Guardian have been using in our reporting up to now). | |
| But other monitors, including the United States Geological Survey(USGS), already had it at 7.8. | |
| Here’s how Geonet described the discrepancy on Tuesday: | |
| Why were our magnitudes different from the USGS: About magnitude variability | |
| We have currently established that the New Zealand local magnitude for this earthquake is 7.5, but this may be reviewed over time when more detailed research is undertaken. This may bring it closer to the internationally-derived value (e.g. Mw7.8 by the US Geological Survey). | |
| This has now happened, the NZ government has confirmed. | |
| 4.23am GMT | |
| 04:23 | |
| Initial quake revised upwards to magnitude 7.8 | |
| The New Zealand government has officially upgraded the magnitude of Monday’s earthquake from 7.5 to 7.8. | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.23am GMT | |
| 4.11am GMT | 4.11am GMT |
| 04:11 | 04:11 |
| Evacuations from Kaikoura continue, with hundreds of people – mostly tourists – who have been trapped since the town was cut off from road access now being taken out by boat to the navy vessel HMNZS Canterbury: | Evacuations from Kaikoura continue, with hundreds of people – mostly tourists – who have been trapped since the town was cut off from road access now being taken out by boat to the navy vessel HMNZS Canterbury: |
| 3.47am GMT | 3.47am GMT |
| 03:47 | 03:47 |
| 1,823 quakes since first shock | 1,823 quakes since first shock |
| The latest report from Geonet, New Zealand’s earthquake monitor, tallies the number of quakes felt in the country since Monday’s mainshock at 1,823. | The latest report from Geonet, New Zealand’s earthquake monitor, tallies the number of quakes felt in the country since Monday’s mainshock at 1,823. |
| At 4.30pm local time (2.30pm AEDT, 3.30am GMT), Geonet had recorded 15 quakes in the previous hour, and 307 in the preceding 12 hours. | At 4.30pm local time (2.30pm AEDT, 3.30am GMT), Geonet had recorded 15 quakes in the previous hour, and 307 in the preceding 12 hours. |
| Eighteen of those were over magnitude 4. | Eighteen of those were over magnitude 4. |
| 16.30 pm update: 15 eqs in last hour, 307 eqs in last 12 hrs (18 over M4) and 1823 eqs since the M7.5. Kaikoura Earthquake #eqnz #Kaikoura pic.twitter.com/35EB74OXpD | 16.30 pm update: 15 eqs in last hour, 307 eqs in last 12 hrs (18 over M4) and 1823 eqs since the M7.5. Kaikoura Earthquake #eqnz #Kaikoura pic.twitter.com/35EB74OXpD |
| 3.34am GMT | 3.34am GMT |
| 03:34 | 03:34 |
| One unexpected side-effect of the quake has been the apparent raising of the seabed at Kaikoura. | One unexpected side-effect of the quake has been the apparent raising of the seabed at Kaikoura. |
| Dr Joshu Mountjoy, a marine geologist at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, told stuff.co.nz the phenomenon was probably due to movement of the Hundalee fault: | Dr Joshu Mountjoy, a marine geologist at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, told stuff.co.nz the phenomenon was probably due to movement of the Hundalee fault: |
| Some faults go side-to-side while others move vertically, like in this case, where the fault has pushed the land up into the air, and it appears to be by about a metre. | Some faults go side-to-side while others move vertically, like in this case, where the fault has pushed the land up into the air, and it appears to be by about a metre. |
| Aerial pictures from Kaikoura showed the changes in the coastline: | Aerial pictures from Kaikoura showed the changes in the coastline: |
| Aerial photographs show the seabed uplift north of Kaikoura - estimated to be between 2 - 2.5 metres. #EQNZ pic.twitter.com/WLkSj4Xx9m | Aerial photographs show the seabed uplift north of Kaikoura - estimated to be between 2 - 2.5 metres. #EQNZ pic.twitter.com/WLkSj4Xx9m |
| Further north up the coast, in Waipapa Bay, similar shifts were apparent: | Further north up the coast, in Waipapa Bay, similar shifts were apparent: |
| @TonkinTaylor Before (March 2016)/After (Nov 2016) Worldview 2 images of Waipapa Bay (c) NextView. Same location as helicopter pic. pic.twitter.com/tztXvLhTtu | @TonkinTaylor Before (March 2016)/After (Nov 2016) Worldview 2 images of Waipapa Bay (c) NextView. Same location as helicopter pic. pic.twitter.com/tztXvLhTtu |
| 3.04am GMT | 3.04am GMT |
| 03:04 | 03:04 |
| Kaikoura evacuations: summary | Kaikoura evacuations: summary |
| Reuters has this report on the latest from the South Island coastal town: | Reuters has this report on the latest from the South Island coastal town: |
| Two New Zealand navy vessels on Wednesday reached a small South Island town cut off for more than two days by a devastating earthquake, bringing supplies of food and water and plans to evacuate hundreds of stranded tourists and residents. | Two New Zealand navy vessels on Wednesday reached a small South Island town cut off for more than two days by a devastating earthquake, bringing supplies of food and water and plans to evacuate hundreds of stranded tourists and residents. |
| Prime minister John Key went to Kaikoura by helicopter to inspect damage to roads that cut off the seaside tourist town after the 7.5 magnitude quake that struck just after midnight on Sunday. | Prime minister John Key went to Kaikoura by helicopter to inspect damage to roads that cut off the seaside tourist town after the 7.5 magnitude quake that struck just after midnight on Sunday. |
| Flew down to Kaikoura again today to check in with locals and get an idea of what further support the region needs. pic.twitter.com/XbpTxZ0bED | Flew down to Kaikoura again today to check in with locals and get an idea of what further support the region needs. pic.twitter.com/XbpTxZ0bED |
| The government was expecting to receive satellite imagery later on Wednesday to assess massive landslips around the country. The quake buffeted much of central New Zealand and left two people dead. | The government was expecting to receive satellite imagery later on Wednesday to assess massive landslips around the country. The quake buffeted much of central New Zealand and left two people dead. |
| “Look at this road here,” Key said on his journey to Kaikoura, around 150km (90 miles) north of Christchurch. “I just don’t see how you can ever repair that bit of road. The whole mountain has moved over.” | “Look at this road here,” Key said on his journey to Kaikoura, around 150km (90 miles) north of Christchurch. “I just don’t see how you can ever repair that bit of road. The whole mountain has moved over.” |
| Pictures shared on social media showed large sections of rocky coast covered in seaweed and abalone, apparently lifted out of the sea by the force of the quake. Huge landslides covered access roads and rail routes. One train was caught between two slips. | Pictures shared on social media showed large sections of rocky coast covered in seaweed and abalone, apparently lifted out of the sea by the force of the quake. Huge landslides covered access roads and rail routes. One train was caught between two slips. |
| The HMNZS Wellington was surveying the harbour area at Kaikoura to ensure that it was safe for vessels, civil defence director Sarah Stuart-Black told reporters. | The HMNZS Wellington was surveying the harbour area at Kaikoura to ensure that it was safe for vessels, civil defence director Sarah Stuart-Black told reporters. |
| Officials said more than 400 people had been evacuated by helicopters from Kaikoura, including a dozen who were injured. “Between 700 and 1,000 people still require evacuation,” Stuart-Black said. | Officials said more than 400 people had been evacuated by helicopters from Kaikoura, including a dozen who were injured. “Between 700 and 1,000 people still require evacuation,” Stuart-Black said. |
| 2.44am GMT | 2.44am GMT |
| 02:44 | 02:44 |
| A sense of the scale of the task ahead clearing roads to Kaikoura and other towns cut off by landslides is emerging as more pictures arrive. | A sense of the scale of the task ahead clearing roads to Kaikoura and other towns cut off by landslides is emerging as more pictures arrive. |
| This is the road to Waiau (read more about how that town is coping here): | This is the road to Waiau (read more about how that town is coping here): |
| 2.29am GMT | 2.29am GMT |
| 02:29 | 02:29 |
| Evacuations – principally of tourists – are continuing from Kaikoura. In addition to the airlifts that began yesterday, HMNZS Canterbury is now anchored nearby and people are being taken out of the stranded town by sea. | Evacuations – principally of tourists – are continuing from Kaikoura. In addition to the airlifts that began yesterday, HMNZS Canterbury is now anchored nearby and people are being taken out of the stranded town by sea. |
| Those 1200-odd tourists being evacuated from Kaikoura sure come with a lot of luggage @thetvnews #eqnz pic.twitter.com/KuspoOvbS3 | Those 1200-odd tourists being evacuated from Kaikoura sure come with a lot of luggage @thetvnews #eqnz pic.twitter.com/KuspoOvbS3 |
| And supplies for the residents of Kaikoura are making their way in: | And supplies for the residents of Kaikoura are making their way in: |
| Supplies are coming thick & fast on choppers returning from Woodend @NZRedCross welfare centre #Kaikoura #eqnz pic.twitter.com/IKt3ue9U7z | Supplies are coming thick & fast on choppers returning from Woodend @NZRedCross welfare centre #Kaikoura #eqnz pic.twitter.com/IKt3ue9U7z |
| 2.11am GMT | 2.11am GMT |
| 02:11 | 02:11 |
| New Zealand defence force HQ 'uninhabitable' | New Zealand defence force HQ 'uninhabitable' |
| The evacuation in central Wellington is affecting a number of other organisations who have their offices on Molesworth Street – including the New Zealand Red Cross, which is playing a key role in relief efforts elsewhere in the country. | The evacuation in central Wellington is affecting a number of other organisations who have their offices on Molesworth Street – including the New Zealand Red Cross, which is playing a key role in relief efforts elsewhere in the country. |
| New Zealand Rugby headquarters, the Thai embassy and the city’s Anglican cathedral have also been evacuated. | New Zealand Rugby headquarters, the Thai embassy and the city’s Anglican cathedral have also been evacuated. |
| Elsewhere in the capital today, the headquarters of the New Zealand defence force remain closed, with reports that its building has been declared uninhabitable – and may not be usable for up to a year. | Elsewhere in the capital today, the headquarters of the New Zealand defence force remain closed, with reports that its building has been declared uninhabitable – and may not be usable for up to a year. |
| We are working hard to get our HQ up & running, whilst ensuring the priority remains helping the people of #Kaikoura pic.twitter.com/zxb2bt8crV | We are working hard to get our HQ up & running, whilst ensuring the priority remains helping the people of #Kaikoura pic.twitter.com/zxb2bt8crV |
| 1.54am GMT | 1.54am GMT |
| 01:54 | 01:54 |
| The mayor of Wellington, Justin Lester has just been speaking about the office building at 61 Molesworth Street, in the centre of the city, that has been deemed unsafe and liable to collapse. | The mayor of Wellington, Justin Lester has just been speaking about the office building at 61 Molesworth Street, in the centre of the city, that has been deemed unsafe and liable to collapse. |
| He told reporters: | He told reporters: |
| Internally there were some problems … That’s why it’s a likelihood it will be deconstructed. | Internally there were some problems … That’s why it’s a likelihood it will be deconstructed. |
| Mike Scott, the city’s general manager of building control, said officials might be able to reduce the cordon around the threatened block, but that some restrictions would need to remain for safety reasons. | Mike Scott, the city’s general manager of building control, said officials might be able to reduce the cordon around the threatened block, but that some restrictions would need to remain for safety reasons. |
| 1.38am GMT | 1.38am GMT |
| 01:38 | 01:38 |
| The US department of defence has deployed the USS Sampson to aid the relief effort in New Zealand. | The US department of defence has deployed the USS Sampson to aid the relief effort in New Zealand. |
| The warship was already in the region as part of events to mark Royal New Zealand Navy’s 75th anniversary. It was the first US warship to visit New Zealand for 30 years, since Wellington adopted a nuclear-free policy in the 1980s. That meant a blanket ban on US ships, since America will not confirm whether its vessels have nuclear capabilities. | The warship was already in the region as part of events to mark Royal New Zealand Navy’s 75th anniversary. It was the first US warship to visit New Zealand for 30 years, since Wellington adopted a nuclear-free policy in the 1980s. That meant a blanket ban on US ships, since America will not confirm whether its vessels have nuclear capabilities. |
| The detente means the USS Sampson was on hand in the wake of Monday’s earthquake. US defence officials said: | The detente means the USS Sampson was on hand in the wake of Monday’s earthquake. US defence officials said: |
| The guided missile destroyer USS Sampson is rushing to New Zealand to help those affected by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake … | The guided missile destroyer USS Sampson is rushing to New Zealand to help those affected by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake … |
| Navy Admiral Harry Harris, the Pacom commander, said the ship carries two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters that will be invaluable at the scene … | Navy Admiral Harry Harris, the Pacom commander, said the ship carries two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters that will be invaluable at the scene … |
| The ship joins a Navy P-3C Orion maritime reconnaissance aircraft that has already deployed to New Zealand. The aircraft is based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. | The ship joins a Navy P-3C Orion maritime reconnaissance aircraft that has already deployed to New Zealand. The aircraft is based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. |
| 1.17am GMT | 1.17am GMT |
| 01:17 | 01:17 |
| Department of conservation (DOC) ranger Mike Morrissey told stuff.co.nz that some seals were likely to have been killed in the landslide at Ohau Point, while others would be returning from sea to find their home gone: | Department of conservation (DOC) ranger Mike Morrissey told stuff.co.nz that some seals were likely to have been killed in the landslide at Ohau Point, while others would be returning from sea to find their home gone: |
| Those seals generally come back to the area where they were born. They’ll go in there and it won’t be like anywhere they recognise before, so they’ll probably just go and breed on other parts of the coast. | Those seals generally come back to the area where they were born. They’ll go in there and it won’t be like anywhere they recognise before, so they’ll probably just go and breed on other parts of the coast. |
| The majority of that breeding colony [at Ohau Point] is completely gone. It’s just rock. | The majority of that breeding colony [at Ohau Point] is completely gone. It’s just rock. |
| 1.05am GMT | 1.05am GMT |
| 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Environmentalist Kimberley Collins has shared this video of seals at Kaikoura’s Ohau Point – the area is believed to have been destroyed by landslides prompted by the earthquake: | Environmentalist Kimberley Collins has shared this video of seals at Kaikoura’s Ohau Point – the area is believed to have been destroyed by landslides prompted by the earthquake: |
| Gutted to hear the seal breeding colony at Ohau Point has been destroyed in the quake. I loved watching them play in the rock pools! 💔 #EQNZ pic.twitter.com/H74I5xsWBg | Gutted to hear the seal breeding colony at Ohau Point has been destroyed in the quake. I loved watching them play in the rock pools! 💔 #EQNZ pic.twitter.com/H74I5xsWBg |
| The department of conservation has said that some seals would have been out at sea feeding and so may have escaped the impact, but that the slip was “likely to have resulted in casualties to seals”. | The department of conservation has said that some seals would have been out at sea feeding and so may have escaped the impact, but that the slip was “likely to have resulted in casualties to seals”. |
| 12.46am GMT | 12.46am GMT |
| 00:46 | 00:46 |
| Buildings at risk of collapse in Wellington | Buildings at risk of collapse in Wellington |
| Meanwhile, in Wellington, Molesworth Street in the CBD – just round the corner from the parliament – remains cordoned off amid fears an office building is facing collapse. | Meanwhile, in Wellington, Molesworth Street in the CBD – just round the corner from the parliament – remains cordoned off amid fears an office building is facing collapse. |
| @Yakcall another view of building on Molesworth pic.twitter.com/K7Cg8yszne | @Yakcall another view of building on Molesworth pic.twitter.com/K7Cg8yszne |
| Wellington’s fire region manager, Brendan Nally, said on Tuesday: | Wellington’s fire region manager, Brendan Nally, said on Tuesday: |
| We have a clear structural failure. What’s caused that will be determined later. The clear structural failure is a major beam, a vertical beam in the building, has been shorn. | We have a clear structural failure. What’s caused that will be determined later. The clear structural failure is a major beam, a vertical beam in the building, has been shorn. |
| It looks somewhat like a broken bone in the leg. It is fractured through. It is a major supporting beam. It is up above the fifth floor, so it is the top four floors. | It looks somewhat like a broken bone in the leg. It is fractured through. It is a major supporting beam. It is up above the fifth floor, so it is the top four floors. |
| Stuff.co.nz reports that an apartment building in the centre of the capital has also been evacuated over worries about its safety and stability. Part of Tennyson St and Lorne St are cordoned off, it reports. | Stuff.co.nz reports that an apartment building in the centre of the capital has also been evacuated over worries about its safety and stability. Part of Tennyson St and Lorne St are cordoned off, it reports. |
| 12.28am GMT | 12.28am GMT |
| 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Kaikoura seal sanctuary 'destroyed' | Kaikoura seal sanctuary 'destroyed' |
| As relief efforts continue for people affected by the quake and its fallout, concerns are also shifting to the fate of wildlife, especially in the South Island. | As relief efforts continue for people affected by the quake and its fallout, concerns are also shifting to the fate of wildlife, especially in the South Island. |
| Kaikoura’s famed seal sanctuary at Ohau Point is reported to have been wiped out by a landslide. | Kaikoura’s famed seal sanctuary at Ohau Point is reported to have been wiped out by a landslide. |
| Ian Angus, manager of marine species and threats at the department of conservation (DOC), said: | Ian Angus, manager of marine species and threats at the department of conservation (DOC), said: |
| It is clear from reports that the recent earthquakes have impacted upon wildlife, including seals, penguins and seabirds. DOC’s immediate priority in the aftermath of the earthquakes is to assist Civil Defence with the recovery effort, including ensuring that structures and tracks are safe. | It is clear from reports that the recent earthquakes have impacted upon wildlife, including seals, penguins and seabirds. DOC’s immediate priority in the aftermath of the earthquakes is to assist Civil Defence with the recovery effort, including ensuring that structures and tracks are safe. |
| DOC is aware there has been a large slip at Ohau Point, which is a specially protected seal sanctuary. Images indicate the landslips are likely to have resulted in casualties to seals. | DOC is aware there has been a large slip at Ohau Point, which is a specially protected seal sanctuary. Images indicate the landslips are likely to have resulted in casualties to seals. |
| Some seals will likely have been out at sea foraging and so may not have been impacted. There are still places north and south of Ohau Point where seals can haul themselves out to rest. | Some seals will likely have been out at sea foraging and so may not have been impacted. There are still places north and south of Ohau Point where seals can haul themselves out to rest. |
| Another significant species impacted is the Hutton’s shearwater, and other species such as blue penguins may have been affected. | Another significant species impacted is the Hutton’s shearwater, and other species such as blue penguins may have been affected. |
| Seals and seabirds are often found breeding or resting in exposed areas, such as a cliff or seashore, and so may be prone to further slips or landslides. | Seals and seabirds are often found breeding or resting in exposed areas, such as a cliff or seashore, and so may be prone to further slips or landslides. |
| It will be important that the safety of the researchers can be ensured before visiting seal or seabird colonies. For this reason, a full assessment of the impact of the earthquakes on our wildlife may take several weeks. | It will be important that the safety of the researchers can be ensured before visiting seal or seabird colonies. For this reason, a full assessment of the impact of the earthquakes on our wildlife may take several weeks. |
| 12.10am GMT | 12.10am GMT |
| 00:10 | 00:10 |
| Although relief efforts – and international attention – have been focused on Kaikoura, which has been cut off from road access since the quake struck in the early hours of Monday, other communities have also been hit. And some feel they need more help than they are getting, as Eleanor Ainge Roy reports from Waiau, the town closest to the epicentre: | Although relief efforts – and international attention – have been focused on Kaikoura, which has been cut off from road access since the quake struck in the early hours of Monday, other communities have also been hit. And some feel they need more help than they are getting, as Eleanor Ainge Roy reports from Waiau, the town closest to the epicentre: |
| Waiau, in north Canterbury, is home to 280 people. Its name means flowing water in Māori. And flowing water has been the community’s main concern these last couple of days, after unstable bridges over the grey Waiau river made road access impossible for relief vehicles, or residents wanting to leave. | Waiau, in north Canterbury, is home to 280 people. Its name means flowing water in Māori. And flowing water has been the community’s main concern these last couple of days, after unstable bridges over the grey Waiau river made road access impossible for relief vehicles, or residents wanting to leave. |
| Although located only 80km (50 miles) south-west of Kaikoura – where a massive relief operation is under way – people in Waiau feel they have been left to fend for themselves. | Although located only 80km (50 miles) south-west of Kaikoura – where a massive relief operation is under way – people in Waiau feel they have been left to fend for themselves. |
| Since the 7.5-magnitude quake, food supplies have been salvaged from the collapsed pub and Brenda Smith’s tea shop. An elderly woman’s oxygen bottle has been hooked up to a farm generator to keep her alive. | Since the 7.5-magnitude quake, food supplies have been salvaged from the collapsed pub and Brenda Smith’s tea shop. An elderly woman’s oxygen bottle has been hooked up to a farm generator to keep her alive. |
| About 200 people who no longer have a place to call home are camping on the grass beside a primary school playground. | About 200 people who no longer have a place to call home are camping on the grass beside a primary school playground. |
| Initial estimates by surveyors flown in to inspect the damage to the town suggest at least 15 buildings may have to be demolished, leaving as many as half of the residents facing an uncertain future. | Initial estimates by surveyors flown in to inspect the damage to the town suggest at least 15 buildings may have to be demolished, leaving as many as half of the residents facing an uncertain future. |
| The fire chief, Hugh Wells, said he realised the community would need to mobilise rapidly because help would not be arriving any time soon. | The fire chief, Hugh Wells, said he realised the community would need to mobilise rapidly because help would not be arriving any time soon. |
| “I basically thought, if we are this bad, how bad is the rest of New Zealand? We need to be ready to feed and look after ourselves for a couple of days, at least, before help kicks in,” said Wells, his eyes bloodshot with fatigue. | “I basically thought, if we are this bad, how bad is the rest of New Zealand? We need to be ready to feed and look after ourselves for a couple of days, at least, before help kicks in,” said Wells, his eyes bloodshot with fatigue. |
| “We haven’t really started getting any help till today. It has been very frustrating watching all the reporters flying around taking pictures from the sky but not landing to help us or see if we are OK.” | “We haven’t really started getting any help till today. It has been very frustrating watching all the reporters flying around taking pictures from the sky but not landing to help us or see if we are OK.” |
| 11.58pm GMT | 11.58pm GMT |
| 23:58 | 23:58 |
| The initial magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit just after midnight as Sunday moved into Monday – 60 hours later, New Zealand has been shaken by 1,718 quakes, some severe. | The initial magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit just after midnight as Sunday moved into Monday – 60 hours later, New Zealand has been shaken by 1,718 quakes, some severe. |
| New Zealanders have been warned that aftershocks are likely to continue for some time yet. | New Zealanders have been warned that aftershocks are likely to continue for some time yet. |
| 12 pm update: 37 eqs in the last hour, 336 eqs in last 12 hrs (21 over M4) and 1718 eqs since the M7.5. Kaikoura Earthquake #eqnz #Kaikoura pic.twitter.com/uikMZNkQB4 | 12 pm update: 37 eqs in the last hour, 336 eqs in last 12 hrs (21 over M4) and 1718 eqs since the M7.5. Kaikoura Earthquake #eqnz #Kaikoura pic.twitter.com/uikMZNkQB4 |
| 11.49pm GMT | 11.49pm GMT |
| 23:49 | 23:49 |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the aftermath of Monday’s massive earthquake in New Zealand. | Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the aftermath of Monday’s massive earthquake in New Zealand. |
| Relief efforts continue, with hundreds of people who have been stranded in Kaikoura, a coastal town in the South Island popular with tourists, starting to be shipped out to the HMNZS Canterbury, which has anchored nearby. | Relief efforts continue, with hundreds of people who have been stranded in Kaikoura, a coastal town in the South Island popular with tourists, starting to be shipped out to the HMNZS Canterbury, which has anchored nearby. |
| We will have all the latest news here through the day. If you’re affected by the quake and its aftermath, please do contact me via the comments below or on Twitter @Claire_Phipps. | We will have all the latest news here through the day. If you’re affected by the quake and its aftermath, please do contact me via the comments below or on Twitter @Claire_Phipps. |