[Binder of Demons]

I know there at least a few other people on this forum based in New Zealand, so I'll just pass on my best wishes to them. Hopefully all of your loved ones are well.

I'm fortunately based in Dunedin, and while we have felt some of the recent quakes, we were well removed from the effects. But it is sobering to see my flatmates frantically trying to contact family and friends up there. And this isn't that long since the 7.1 magnitude quake last year.

the last update i heard had the death toll at 65, and it's possible that may rise to 100 in the coming days!!


For an idea of the devastation i've linked to a few images, and a short video link..




http://tvnz.co.nz/na...deo?vid=4038510

Again, I pray that no one here is badly affected.

This post has been edited by Binder of Demons: 22 February 2011 - 07:25 AM

[snake0026]

That looks absolutely devastating.

Hope all our NZ forumers are doing ok.

[Ain't_It_Just_]

Terrible news, heard it when I got in from school. Hope everyone up there will be OK.

[StormHelm]

Hi, survived ok, as have most people I know. A few hairy moments trying to track down some people and family, but all safe so far. Work is based near the epicentre of the Sept 4, so we didn't get it as bad as in town, though very big and work was evacuated. Damage looks intense. We are lucky to have power and water. The aftershocks are rolling in frequently at the moment. My thoughts go out to those affected.

[Silencer]

*North Island*

I'm fine, know a couple of friends who haven't checked in, but the phone and cell networks being what they are, I'm pretty confident that they're OK. Hopefully everyone down there gets back on their feet...this one is going to take a long while to recover from, I'm afraid.

And my sympathies and more to those who have lost someone in this...

Just goes to show that 'aftershock' is a horribly misleading term.

[King Bear]

Thanks for your sympathies Lord of Light. I'm not in Christchurch either but like many others I have friends there. I haven't heard from all of them

Last I heard, the death toll is expected to rise to 200-300.

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This post has been edited by Bombur: 22 February 2011 - 12:02 PM

[Fid]

Best wishes to all you guys in Christcurch/Canterbury - just so appalling to see the devastation - visited there in 2006 so it is very vivid having walked those streets and visited some of the places that are now just rubble.

[QuickTidal]

Fuck. That's terrible!

I hope the toll doesn't rise much further. Earthquakes are awful. Best wishes to everyone from there.

[Abyss]

Thanks to those of you who posted you're ok - i know you have bigger things on the go just now. Glad you're still with us.

[King Bear]

Just spoke to a friend of mine who was rescued from his 15th floor office by crane. I'm glad he and his wife are alright. Another friend narrowly escaped her workplace as it collasped around her.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Called my uncle who's down there on vacation, but no dice. I'm sure he's fine.

-Abyss, somehow without a witty sign-off.

This post has been edited by Adjutant Stormy: 23 February 2011 - 06:37 AM

[King Bear]

Adjutant Stormy, on 23 February 2011 - 06:36 AM, said:

Called my uncle who's down there on vacation, but no dice. I'm sure he's fine.

-Abyss, somehow without a witty sign-off.

I hope your uncle is ok. Probably he's not even in Christchurch anymore. Visitors to Christchurch are being relocated via airforce airlift to Wellington. In Wellington they're mostly staying with local families who have volunteered the use of their homes. Unfortunately many left Christchurch with nothing more than the clothes on their backs, not even passports. Their accomodations were either destroyed or judged too unsafe to enter to retrieve their possessions.

This post has been edited by Bombur: 23 February 2011 - 08:17 AM

[Tsundoku]

I've been following it on the news websites at work. What the fuck is going on with ol' Ma Nature these days?

My best to our Kiwi bros.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Bombur, on 23 February 2011 - 08:16 AM, said:

Adjutant Stormy, on 23 February 2011 - 06:36 AM, said:

Called my uncle who's down there on vacation, but no dice. I'm sure he's fine.

-Abyss, somehow without a witty sign-off.

I hope your uncle is ok. Probably he's not even in Christchurch anymore. Visitors to Christchurch are being relocated via airforce airlift to Wellington. In Wellington they're mostly staying with local families who have volunteered the use of their homes. Unfortunately many left Christchurch with nothing more than the clothes on their backs, not even passports. Their accomodations were either destroyed or judged too unsafe to enter to retrieve their possessions.

Eh, he'll be fine. If he's anything like my father, he doesn't travel without 2 wallets, 3 forms of ID, and two hundred bucks stashed in his sock.
And if he's anything like me, he probably didn't even have to look for them, because they'd be in his pants at the foot of the bed, ready for a one-leg, other-leg ESCAPE! The only thing he'd likely lose is the sock-money.

[Binder of Demons]

Adjutant Stormy, on 23 February 2011 - 09:12 AM, said:

Bombur, on 23 February 2011 - 08:16 AM, said:

Adjutant Stormy, on 23 February 2011 - 06:36 AM, said:

Called my uncle who's down there on vacation, but no dice. I'm sure he's fine.

-Abyss, somehow without a witty sign-off.

I hope your uncle is ok. Probably he's not even in Christchurch anymore. Visitors to Christchurch are being relocated via airforce airlift to Wellington. In Wellington they're mostly staying with local families who have volunteered the use of their homes. Unfortunately many left Christchurch with nothing more than the clothes on their backs, not even passports. Their accomodations were either destroyed or judged too unsafe to enter to retrieve their possessions.

Eh, he'll be fine. If he's anything like my father, he doesn't travel without 2 wallets, 3 forms of ID, and two hundred bucks stashed in his sock.
And if he's anything like me, he probably didn't even have to look for them, because they'd be in his pants at the foot of the bed, ready for a one-leg, other-leg ESCAPE! The only thing he'd likely lose is the sock-money.

Hey there Stormy, this link may be some help?
http://christchurch-...er.appspot.com/
Not sure how extensive their database is currently, but it should get better as more people use it and give info

Hope you hear good news soon.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Location: fuck if I know
Status: "Someone has received information that this person is alive"

Like I said, he's fine, I'm sure. Now, if he's not bleeding to death in a red-cross tent, he'll fucking call us.

[Grimjust Bearegular]

Fingers crossed and sacrifices made to my heathen gods!


My heartfelt sympathies to all who have lost loved ones.

[Thelomen Toblerone]

I've got relatives from Christchurch who are over here visiting atm. They're a mixture of relieved they weren't there, and also gutted that their house is probably destroyed. Don't envy them going back to that one.

[King Bear]

Found this link to my friend's rescue by crane:

http://edition.cnn.c...ding.rescue.cnn

He's the first one to come out of the building, and the guy who goes back for his backpack at end.

This post has been edited by Bombur: 24 February 2011 - 02:36 AM

[King Lear]

Death toll is at 147 now, and a friend of ours ex husband is still in the CTV building, as far as we're aware. His name hasn't been released yet in any case. It's been a horrible week.

This post has been edited by King Lear: 27 February 2011 - 07:05 AM