State of emergency extended in New Zealand Erbebengebiet

After the severe earthquake in New Zealand of emergency in the area around the city of Christchurch has been extended. The state of emergency is true for another week, a representative of the Ministry of Civil Defence said on Wednesday. The state of emergency was imposed after Christchurch on Saturday had been shaken by a quake of magnitude 7.0. He was supposed to end on Wednesday afternoon. But in recent days, the area had been hit by a series of more than 100, some serious aftershocks.

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