{"id":283076,"date":"2011-02-27T08:34:49","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T08:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/02\/27\/death-toll-from-new-zealand-quake-climbs-to-147\/"},"modified":"2011-02-27T08:34:49","modified_gmt":"2011-02-27T08:34:49","slug":"death-toll-from-new-zealand-quake-climbs-to-147","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/27\/death-toll-from-new-zealand-quake-climbs-to-147\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from New Zealand quake climbs to 147"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"67.3248804822\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link -->       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"51.2880838062\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"6\">\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>New Zealand missing feared dead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>The civil defense ministry says 70 people have been rescued alive <\/li>\n<li>More than 200 are reported missing, police say<\/li>\n<li>The country&#8217;s government launches an international fundraiser for victims<\/li>\n<li>Rescue and recovery crews are combing through the rubble<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>(CNN)<\/b> &#8212; The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that demolished parts of Christchurch, New Zealand, last week has climbed to 147, authorities said Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>The figure is expected to rise, the country&#8217;s civil defense ministry said. <\/p>\n<p>Seventy people have been rescued alive since the quake struck Tuesday, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are still working to identify the dead, police said.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We still have a list of over 200 people who we consider missing but we believe that most, if not all of those who have been confirmed dead are on that missing list. It is only once we have confirmed the identity of someone who has died that we can crosscheck and remove their name from the missing list,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/topics.cnn.com\/topics\/New_Zealand\">New Zealand<\/a> Police District Commander Dave Cliff told reporters Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the country&#8217;s government established a global fundraiser &#8212; dubbed the <a href=\"http:\/\/topics.cnn.com\/topics\/Christchurch\">Christchurch<\/a> Earthquake Appeal &#8212; to help victims<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s vital we reach as many people throughout the world as possible who want to help. This isn&#8217;t just New Zealand&#8217;s tragedy &#8212; the February 22 earthquake affected countless people internationally,&#8221; Prime Minister John Key said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue and recovery crews have been combing through damaged buildings since the quake struck Tuesday &#8212; toppling buildings, buckling streets and ripping the facades of iconic churches, including the Christchurch Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. <\/p>\n<p>A series of aftershocks followed. <\/p>\n<p>Southern New Zealand has been hit by a series of quakes since September 4 when a 7.1-magnitude temblor struck the area. There were no deaths from that quake, which struck deeper below ground and farther away from Christchurch. <\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s earthquake was part of the &#8220;aftershock sequence&#8221; from the September earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said.<\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.43936300531\">\n<div readability=\"3.92\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.22549019608\">\n<div readability=\"6.43137254902\">\n<p>Freelance CTV presenter and Newstalk ZB radio host Mike Yardley gives a first-hand account of the Christchurch earthquake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.83333333333\">\n<div readability=\"7.77777777778\">\n<p>&#8220;I was finding it hard to breathe, and I really thought that was it for me,&#8221; said earthquake survivor Anne Vos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.33333333333\">\n<div readability=\"6.85714285714\">\n<p>Check out CNN&#8217;s high resolution image gallery of scenes from Tuesday&#8217;s earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.53435114504\">\n<div readability=\"5.29007633588\">\n<p>Christchurch resident Rhys Taylor explains how people affected by the quake are aiding each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.67424242424\">\n<div readability=\"7.29545454545\">\n<p>In New Zealand? Then send your iReport photos, videos. Don&#8217;t do anything that could put your life at risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.60465116279\">\n<div readability=\"5.37209302326\">\n<p>CNN&#8217;s Anna Coren says quake rescue efforts in New Zealand are turning into body recovery missions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.04605263158\">\n<div readability=\"6.21052631579\">\n<p>Many of Christchurch&#8217;s buildings were badly damaged in the deadly earthquake in New Zealand on Tuesday. TVNZ reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.11006289308\">\n<div readability=\"6.2893081761\">\n<p>Scientists in New Zealand said there had been less than a one in twenty chance of Tuesday&#8217;s earthquake being so destructive. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycrcntr --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntntrgt --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/cnn_world\/~3\/7f-w9cLT3ME\/index.html\" title=\"Death toll from New Zealand quake climbs to 147\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Death toll from New Zealand quake climbs to 147<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> New Zealand missing feared dead STORY HIGHLIGHTS The civil defense ministry says 70 people have been rescued alive More than 200 are reported missing, police say The country&#8217;s government launches an international fundraiser for victims Rescue and recovery crews are combing through the rubble (CNN) &#8212; The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that demolished parts of Christchurch, New Zealand, last week has climbed to 147, authorities said Sunday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-283076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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