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Scoop Coverage: Christchurch Earthquake 22/2/11

Published: Wed 23 Feb 2011 10:05 AM
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EQNZ: Help Available To Christchurch People
“The situation is changing, but currently there are two welfare centres which are operating, at Hagley Park and at Burnside High School,” says Ms Bennett...
“The advice is to stay at home if people can and to check on their neighbours and if they need any help or advice, call the Government helpline,” says Ms Bennett.
The 0800 779997 helpline will operate 24 hours, providing information, advice and transferring calls through to other appropriate agencies. More>>.
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Police: Christchurch Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 75
Canterbury District Commander Superintendent Dave Cliff says the bodies of 55 people have been identified, and another 20 are awaiting identification.
Superintendent Cliff says 300 people are reported missing. Some of these people could be trapped in buildings but others may just have difficulty contacting family. More>>
ALSO:Scoop Audio - Audio: PM Press Conf. On Quake Response 23 Feb 2011Scoop Audio - National Civil Defence Briefing, 1:30 23/2/11Scoop News - Day 2 Updates and live chatNewsWire.co.nz Out-Link - Day 2 rolling coverage: Hundreds missing as Chch faces carnageScoop Business - Christchurch quake to cost $6-8 bln, Key saysParliament Today - Parliament Adjourns Until March Due To EarthquakeNZ Govt - New Zealand thanks nations for offers of assistance - PM’s speech notes on Canterbury earthquake - New Zealand Flag at half-mast until further noticeMaori Party - Chch Quake Ministerial Statements - Hon Dr Pita SharplesScoop Audio - 5AA Radio: Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey - Quake UpdateLion Foundation - $5 Million Lion Foundation Emergency ReliefNZ Blood Service - Update 2: NZ Blood Service Stocks SufficientCanterbury Civil Defence - Earthquake Civil Defence Update – Feb 23 2011 – 6.10 amCanterbury DHB - Earthquake Media Update 4 – Canterbury District Health Board - Earthquake Media Update Three - Canterbury DHBChristchurch International Airport - Chch Airport open for International Flights from MiddayTelecom NZ - Telecom Media advisory: Canterbury earthquake - update 11.45Science Media Centre - Timing of quake, weakened buildings: resulted in more deathsGNS Science - Christchurch badly damaged by magnitude 6.3 earthquakeKip Brook - Christchurch Earthquake – Scene SetterCenter for Strategic and International Studies - A Tragedy that Forges Brotherhood: Christchurch 22-2-11Commonwealth Secretariat - Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General on the QuakeConnie Lawn Audio - Obama Statement on Christchurch QuakeThe White House - Statement by the President on the Earthquake in New ZealandUS State Department - Hillary Clinton: Earthquake in ChristchurchOut-Link - YouTube - Beached Whale - Donate To ChristchurchTV3 Video - Prime Minister's message to Christchurch: 'You will overcome' - Prime Minister John Key's full speech - Evacuees give firsthand accounts of quake horror - Today's focus solely on saving lives - Mayor - Goff tells of earthquake experience - Christchurch quake: 39 dead - Police: people lost limbs in order to be rescued - Christchurch Quake - what should GPs doVia Flickr - Images: Christchurch EarthquakeScoop Full Coverage - Christchurch Earthquake 22/2/11
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Police Statement: Major Earthquake, Reported Fatalities In Christchurch
A major earthquake in Christchurch at 12.51pm has caused widespread damage and injury... Multiple fatalities have been reported at several locations in the central city... [Image via - Twitpic] More>>
More Earthquake Response:Breaking News - News-Flash: 65 Confirmed Dead In Christchurch QuakeNZ Police - Police: Number of fatalities rise from Christchurch quakeCivil Defence Emergency Management - Chch Civil Defence Update 6.10pmCanterbury Civil Defence - Canterbury Civil Defence Management Group Update - 5.15pmCivil Defence Emergency Management - Civil Defence: Earthquake Update – February 22 2011 – 7.40pmSelwyn District Council - Selwyn Earthquake 5pm UpdateCivil Defence - Christchurch Earthquake Latest at 3.30pmNZ Fire Service - Fire Service response to Christchurch EarthquakeNZ Police - Christchurch Earthquake 4pm Police UpdateNZ Red Cross - Red Cross Responds To Canterbury Earthquake
Triage centres have been established for the injured at Latimer Square in the central city, Spotlight Mall in Sydenham and Sanitarium in Papanui.
Civil Defence Advice
People in the affected area should:
• Expect aftershocks. Each time one is felt, drop, cover, and hold on.
• Check yourself first for injuries and get first aid if necessary before helping injured or trapped persons.
• Assess your home or workplace for damage. If the building appears unsafe get everyone out. Use the stairs, not an elevator and when outside, watch out for fallen power lines or broken gas lines. Stay out of damaged areas.
• Look for and extinguish small fires if it is safe to do so. Fire is a significant hazard following earthquakes.
• Listen to the radio for updated emergency information and instructions.
• Do not overload phone lines with non-emergency calls.
• Help people who require special assistance - infants, elderly people, those without transportation, families who may need additional help, people with disabilities, and the people who care for them. Government: Help Available To Christchurch People
Assistance for Cantabrians is available now and all possible help will be offered to those in need says Social Development Minister.
“The situation is changing, but currently there are two welfare centres which are operating, at Hagley Park and at Burnside High School,” says Ms Bennett.
“More welfare centres will open as soon as buildings are declared safe to use,” says Ms Bennett.
“The advice is to stay at home if people can and to check on their neighbours and if they need any help or advice, call the Government helpline,” says Ms Bennett.
The 0800 779997 helpline will operate 24 hours, providing information, advice and transferring calls through to other appropriate agencies. More>>
More Information For Assistance:NZ Blood Service - CHCH Earthquake – No Additional Donors NeededEnvironment Canterbury - CDEM Earthquake Media Release - Feb 22 2011Contact Energy - Contact Energy advice to customers in the Christchurch areaMeridian Energy - Meridian works to restore essential customer servicesNZ Plunket Society - Plunket advice: reassuring kids following latest earthquakeMassey University - Coping with psychosocial aftermath of another quakeOut-Link - Google Person Finder: Christchurch Earthquake - EqnzContact - Wiki for sought contacts
Please restrict phone use to emergency calls THROUGHOUT NZ.
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Scoop reports, multimedia and web coverage links:The Scoop Team - Serious Earthquake Hits ChristchurchThe Scoop Team - Personal Account of Feb 22 Christchurch EarthquakeNewsWire.co.nz Out-Link - Rolling coverage of Christchurch quake5AA Radio Australia - Selwyn Manning & Peter Godfrey - Quake Update95bFM Audio - Selwyn Manning & Kat - Quake Update, PM Declares National State of EmergencyRadio Adelaide - Selwyn Manning - Quake UpdateAlastair Thompson - Post Emergency Cabinet Presser - Christchurch EarthquakeParliament Today - Parliament AdjournsScoop Audio - Audio: John Key Statement on Christchurch EarthquakeParliament Today - The Day In Parliament Feb 22Scoop Business - Moody’s sees ‘anaemic’ NZ growth after Christchurch quake - NZ Govt opens chequebook for earthquake relief - Tower says Christchurch quake claims likely to top $5 mln - Rating agency expects quake will hit NZ govt finances - Nightmare looms for under-insured Cantabrians - Quake causing nationwide EFTPOS delays - Quake’s economic impact depends most on govt responseChristchurch Earthquake Photos 1 - 2 - 3 - Photos and Video 4Youtube Out-Link - YouTube - Live earthquake in ChristchurchTV3 Video - Dozens feared dead inside CTV building - Christchurch quake - Bob Parker interview - Army talk about morning's rescue efforts - Doctors conference turns into quake support group - Hagley Park's Flower Show venue becomes a vital shelter - Civil Defence confirm reduced death toll of 32 - Airports in chaos following quake - Hospitals across NZ prepare for quake victims - Govt promises to stop at nothing to save lives in ChCh - Aerial shots show quake damage - Donation lines set up for quake victims - Red Cross overwhelmed by quake victims - Christchurch suburbs hit hard a second time - Quake rumbles 30 million tonnes of ice off glacier - Social media steps in as phone lines go down - Fifty trapped at collapsed CTV building - VIDEO: Helicopter footage from Lyttleton post-quake - Christchurch quake traps workers - GNS scientist John Rista - full interview - ChCh survivour trapped under desk - Cathedral takes massive hit in ChCh quake - ChCh Hospital struggles with load from quake - Mobile networks overloaded in wake of quake - Christchurch quake: Power companies race to repair networks - The quake through the other side of the camera - Christchurch quake: Hamish Clark surveys the damage - Christchurch quake: John Key interview - Christchurch earthquake: Damage assessment and updates - Quake weaker, but deadlier than last year's - Christchurch quake: Jendy Harper talks to Hilary Barry - Christchurch quake: Timelapse map shows progression of quakes - Christchurch quake: Mayor Bob Parker speaks - Panic on the streets of Christchurch - Christchurch quake: Dan Parker reports from Christ's College - VIDEO: Helicopter footage of Christchurch after quake - VIDEO: Major Christchurch buildings damaged - Christchurch quake - Govt press conference - VIDEO: Inside quake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral - Christchurch quake: people run for lives as verandah collapses - video - Christchurch quake - Civil Defence Minister John Carter - Christchurch quake - witness statements - Christchurch quake: Pyne Gould building flattened - Christchurch Quake - Key Calls Emergency Cabinet Meeting - Christchurch quake updates: Deaths confirmed - VIDEO: The moment the Christchurch quake struck - Christchurch Cathedral destroyed after massive quake
Quake Info:GNS Science - Earthquake Report: Mag 6.3, 22/02/11. 12:51Science Media Centre - Timing of quake, weakened buildings: resulted in more deathsScience Media Centre - Experts on Christchurch earthquake
Christchurch Organisations and More Infrastructure Info:Christchurch International Airport - Christchurch Airport UpdateJetstar - Earthquake in Christchurch and Jetstar ServicesTelecom NZ - Canterbury earthquake - Telecom update 7.50pm - Canterbury earthquake - update 9pm, 22 February - Telecom Statement: Canterbury earthquake – update 4.50pm - Canterbury Earthquake – update 3.20pm - Media Statement: Canterbury earthquakeKiwiRail - KiwiRail Christchurch earthquake updateJetstar - Earthquake in Christchurch and Jetstar ServicesCanterbury University - Canterbury University Earthquake UpdateUniversity of Otago - Christchurch Campus: Earthquake InformationMinistry of Education - Christchurch Schools, Early Childhood Services 8.05 22/2/11 - Christchurch Earthquake - MOE Update, 22 February 2011Federated Farmers - Canterbury earthquake Tuesday evening update - New Canterbury earthquake [from Federated Farmers]Paymark EFTPOS - EFTPOS services affected nationwideProgressive Enterprises - Countdown Supermarkets - Christchurch Earthquake Update #2 - Countdown Supermarkets - Christchurch Earthquake Update #1Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Justice Media Update - Christchurch EarthquakeBP NZ - BP Stations Closed Following EarthquakeFarmers Trading Company - Chch Earthquake: Farmers staff and customers safe
NZ Response:Governor General - Message from the Governor-General on earthquakeMaori Party - Message to the people of Otautahi from the Maori PartyGreens - Green Party - Condolences for ChristchurchNZ Police - BOP Police to send staff to Christchurch - Additional police staff heading to ChristchurchNZ Fire Service - Fire service update - Still no one available for interviewWellington Region Emergency Management group - Wellington Region Emergency Management GroupWellington City Council - CHCH Quake - Wellington ready to help outPorirua City Council - Porirua Ready to Send Help to Christchurch After QuakeHutt City Council - Mayor Ray Wallace offers solidarity and supportEnvironment Bay of Plenty - BOP offers support to Canterbury emergency managementAuckland Council - Message of Support to ChristchurchAuckland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group - Auckland responds to Christchurch earthquakeWaikato Civil Defence Emergency Management - Waikato responds to Canterbury earthquakeSalvation Army - Salvation Army appeals for funds for renewed earthquake respMediaworks - 3 News Live Quake Coverage Continues - 3 News Live Special Coverage from the CHCH Quake SceneTVNZ - One News Coverage Times - Christchurch Earthquake - One News - uninterrupted coverage.Anglican Church in Aotearoa - Message of support for CHCH from Anglican ChurchNZ Christian Network - Christian leaders express sympathy for earthquake victims
International Response:British High Commission - Christchurch EarthquakeDelegation of the European Union to NZ - EU's Civil Protection Mechanism available for Christchurch
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