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Powerful quake strikes New Zealand South Island


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As at 9pm last night, NZ's GeoNet reports 2481 earthquakes since the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake - less than 96 hours before

Am currently in Wellington, south coast, notice most of the +4 ones
And now calls to shut down the Wellington CBD
Questions asked about closure of Wellington CBD as evacuations continue

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The glass building in Molesworth St is likely to have to be demolished after suffering damage in Monday's quake

Thunderbirds Are Go: International warships arrive to help Kaikoura
Australian frigate HMAS Darwin, Canadian frigate HMCS Vancouver and US destroyer USS Sampson arrived overnight from Auckland with the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha.The foreign warships were in New Zealand to take part in the Navy's 75th anniversary but were redirected to support the relief operation. Surveillance aircraft from the US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force conducted surveys of quake-damaged areas.

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