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(CNN)<\/b> — A woman was pulled from earthquake ruins in one of New Zealand’s largest cities Wednesday, bringing a rare ray of hope as rescuers frantically searched for survivors.<\/p>\n
Ann Bodkin took cover under her desk when the 6.3-magnitude quake struck Christchurch on Tuesday, killing at least 75 people. She had been trapped in her office building for 24 hours.<\/p>\n
“The sun came out the moment she was removed from the building,” said Mayor Bob Parker of Christchurch. “It was like God turned on the lights.”<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the city, there was heartbreak for relatives of the missing as authorities called off a search at the Canterbury Television building, after concluding no-one could have survived the damage there.<\/p>\n
Rescue workers applauded as Bodkin was pulled alive from the rubble of the Pyne Gould Corp. building in the central business district.<\/p>\n
She was one of around 30 people rescued Wednesday from buildings on the two blocks most severely damaged in the quake.<\/p>\n
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Local media reported that Ann Voss, who spoke to the media from her mobile phone beneath the rubble, has also been rescued.<\/p>\n
“A couple of hours ago, I thought I’d had it,” Voss told New Zealand network TV3 Tuesday. “I thought it was ‘goodbye Ann’.”<\/p>\n
“I’ve managed to wiggle out a bit because I couldn’t breathe. Now I’ve got a wee bit of air here. I rang my kids to say goodbye.”<\/p>\n
My daughter was crying and I was crying because I thought ‘this is it’. You’ve got to tell them you love them.”<\/p>\n
She said she was unaware of what was happening and that she was waiting to be rescued.<\/p>\n
“I’m not going to give up — I’ve got here now you get me out,” she said.<\/p>\n
At least 22 people were still trapped in Pyne Gould building, Superintendent Russell Gibson said in a statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Rescue workers have abandoned a bid to recover victims from the CTV building, saying the damage to the structure was “not survivable.”<\/p>\n
Authorities believe up to 100 people, including language school students and TV station staff were inside the building when the quake hit.<\/p>\n
It was unclear how many others were trapped or rescued from other properties toppled in the quake.<\/p>\n
Hundreds are still missing, Prime Minister John Key said. Among them are 10 Japanese students and teachers believed to be trapped at a local college. The group, which was visiting the city, was eating lunch when the earthquake struck. <\/p>\n
The quake toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets and ripped the facades of iconic churches, including the Christchurch Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.<\/p>\n
It also cut power for most of the city, leaving rescuers working overnight under floodlights.<\/p>\n
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“This is just heartbreaking,” Key said. “This may be New Zealand’s darkest day.”<\/p>\n
As the rescuers scrambled to reach survivors, the web turned into a crisis center as Google offered a service for people searching for loved ones.<\/p>\n
Google’s crisis response service provided a place to find information, including telephone numbers and incident reports.<\/p>\n
The initial quake, which struck in the early afternoon, was followed by a series of aftershocks, the New Zealand Ministry of Defense said. <\/p>\n
A U.S. emergency official was in Christchurch as part of a delegation working with the New Zealand government on disaster response.<\/p>\n
“I was at the airport when the earthquake struck,” said Tim Manning, deputy administrator for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n
Manning said he is working with the U.S. Embassy to find citizens who need assistance and providing help to New Zealand officials. <\/p>\n
Southern New Zealand has been hit by a series of quakes since September 4, when a 7.1-magnitude temblor struck the area. The earthquake hit in the predawn hours, with the deserted streets helping keep injuries to a minimum. There were no deaths from that quake. <\/p>\n
The September quake struck deeper below ground and further away from Christchurch than Tuesday’s temblor, and thus caused less damage despite the higher magnitude, officials said. <\/p>\n
The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday’s earthquake was part of the “aftershock sequence” of the September earthquake. <\/p>\n
“It’s a nightmare. A lot of people were just getting back on their feet after the original quake,” said Kevin Fenaughty, data center manager for GNS Science, an earth-science research institute.<\/p>\n
CNN’s Kyung Lah contributed to this report<\/p>\n
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