Emergency declared as 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

3 September 2010, 8:47 pm

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths. ... Read More »

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