New Zealand quake death toll nears 100
14:52, 24 February 2011
MOSCOW. February 24. KAZINFORM The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand's second biggest city, has risen to 98, police say. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
Rescuers are continuing to search through the rubble for survivors in the aftermath of Tuesday's magnitude 6.3 earthquake.
Police were notified that 98 people were killed and that 226 people were still missing, a superintendent told reporters on Thursday.
Prime Minister John Key earlier said that there were fears that the death toll could rise substantially. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru