He estimated the quake repair bill would reach billions of dollars but the first job was delivering much-needed supplies to the town. “We thought that someone was shaking our van and trying to get in,” she told Fairfax New Zealand. One person died at a historic homestead that collapsed at Kaikoura, with another killed at a remote property north of Christchurch. It was felt across most of the country, causing severe shaking in the capital Wellington, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) away. The tremor ignited painful memories for Christchurch residents, which was devastated five years ago by a 6.3 tremor that killed 185 people.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2016 04:05 UTC