N. Zealand agreement will be released from Kaikoura 1,200 tourists
The emergency services and military personnel began removing hundreds of tourists and residents of the town of Kaikoura, South Island of New Zealand yesterday, a day after a powerful earthquake hit the area, killing two people.
The earthquake measuring 7.8 degrees which occurred after midnight Sunday, destroyed farms, threw windows and building materials of skyscrapers in the capital Wellington, and suspended the traffic on the roads and railway network in the northeastern side of the island with its wild beauty.
The Kaikoura, a popular resort for excursions by boat for whale watching, located about 150 km northeast of Christchurch and close to the epicenter, completely cut off from huge tracts of landslides.
Four large helicopters defense used with ship navy for aero medical transportation of people eklovistei the region. Among located and some 1,200 tourists.
Marc Solomon, leader of the local Maori tribe, Ngai Tacoma, which deals with tourism businesses and fish, said the local center of Maori meeting hosted 1,000 people yesterday morning. Many slept in the great hall of the building or in cars. The tribe fed those caught with crayfish, considered special product of town. With the interruption of electricity, the pumps in the tanks holding expensive crustaceans stopped functioning. "It is better to use the food than to throw in the trash, so we send it to (center) to feed the world," Solomon told Reuters agency by telephone.
Rescuers struggled from strong winds and rain, while hundreds of aftershocks continued to shake the area.
The country also received help from the US Navy two helicopters took off from aircraft carrier and the assistance of the Japanese army.
The emergency services and military personnel began removing hundreds of tourists and residents of the town of Kaikoura, South Island of New Zealand yesterday, a day after a powerful earthquake hit the area, killing two people.
The earthquake measuring 7.8 degrees which occurred after midnight Sunday, destroyed farms, threw windows and building materials of skyscrapers in the capital Wellington, and suspended the traffic on the roads and railway network in the northeastern side of the island with its wild beauty.
The Kaikoura, a popular resort for excursions by boat for whale watching, located about 150 km northeast of Christchurch and close to the epicenter, completely cut off from huge tracts of landslides.
Four large helicopters defense used with ship navy for aero medical transportation of people eklovistei the region. Among located and some 1,200 tourists.
Marc Solomon, leader of the local Maori tribe, Ngai Tacoma, which deals with tourism businesses and fish, said the local center of Maori meeting hosted 1,000 people yesterday morning. Many slept in the great hall of the building or in cars. The tribe fed those caught with crayfish, considered special product of town. With the interruption of electricity, the pumps in the tanks holding expensive crustaceans stopped functioning. "It is better to use the food than to throw in the trash, so we send it to (center) to feed the world," Solomon told Reuters agency by telephone.
Rescuers struggled from strong winds and rain, while hundreds of aftershocks continued to shake the area.
The country also received help from the US Navy two helicopters took off from aircraft carrier and the assistance of the Japanese army.
