Christchurch earthquake

christchurch earthquake               Tony Turua

The second quake to hit Christchurch in the last six months may have been smaller in magnitude than the first, but recovery this time promises to be a laboured struggle for the city's people.

Most have lost belongings, some their entire homes, or worse than that, a loved one. The garden city has shocked all of the people in christchurch, just when you thought the worst of it had passed well look again it begins  to move on.

It all started with an magnitude of 6.3 earthquake.Watching the news everyday hurts you so much seeing damages house and so on. On the day when it happen there were 76 dead and now it came to this day 94 are dead.The city from Tuesday's deadly aftershock is much greater than that caused by the 7.1 magnitude quake which caused billions of dollars in damage in September. But Tuesday's earthquake at 6.3 on the Richter scale was not as severe as the September 4 quake, but was shallower and closer to the centre of the city, so its impact was far greater. but Damage caused on Tuesday was far more widespread and individual house damage far more severe than it had been in September. But apart from massive damage to some commercial and historic buildings, residential houses had moved and twisted on their foundations. Also Many roads were impassable and would need to be completely rebuilt.

so right now emotions just keeps rising to the surface that is the hardest thing everyone is doing right now in christchurch so to everyone out there hope to be alright and hope to all the people out there that is not found stay where you are help is coming.