Christchurch, March 06: More aftershocks from Christchurch’s big quake have again rattled the devastated city, the strongest measuring 4.8.
At the same time rain has made some streets impassable and New Zealand police have confirmed they are closely watching several suburbs in case of flooding.
The city’s civil defence emergency management team says the downpour could trigger slips or landslides on hillside areas and it has warned residents to be vigilant.
Meanwhile Christchurch Cathedral’s Dean, the Very Reverend Peter Beck, said he cried when he heard that reports of 22 people feared crushed in his cathedral were wrong and there were no victims among the rubble.
The official death toll from the 6.3 magnitude earthquake sits at 165.
——–Agencies