Two DEAD as first tsunami waves hit Kaikoura after 7.8 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand
POLICE have confirmed two people have been killed as citizens on New Zealand’s South Island brace for a tsunami after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck north of Christchurch.
By SIMON OSBORNE AND VICKIIE OLIPHANT
Express.co.uk
Sun, Nov 13, 2016
Emergency response teams were dispatched by helicopter to the region that bore the epicentre of the quake, some 91 km northeast of Christchurch in the South Island, amid reports of injuries and collapsed buildings.
Power was out and phone lines down in many areas of the country, while roads were blocked by landslips.
The Civil Defence Ministry warned that waves of up to five metres remained a risk for several hours, and confirmed the first waves of the tsunami had already hit the east coast of the South Island.
Police have also confirmed two people have died in the natural disaster so far, one believed to have been from a heart attack.
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