How many people died in cashel mall

Bricks, glass and debris litter the streets and emergency service workers try desperately to rescue people trapped in the mountains of rubble. A backpacker's body lay in a van, crushed from a fallen building in Gloucester St. A building on the corner of Lichfield St and Manchester St was flattened and 30 emergency service workers sifted through the rubble for bodies.

One woman's body was dragged out of the destruction and lay on the side of the street covered in an old green towel as officials rushed around her to save others.

People in sneakers and bike helmets were combing through the rubble, trying to help. One young man watched as diggers dragged huge pieces of debris away from the site; he believed his brother was underneath the crumpled building. A seriously injured man fell through the floor of a shop in Cashel Mall and was carried out by six members of the public. Christchurch Hospital is operational but people are being asked to keep the Emergency Department for major casualties only. A generator has been brought in to maintain power supply at Christchurch Hospital Riverside Block.

More than soldiers are assisting NZ Police with cordon duties and the Navy's vessel Canterbury docked in Lyttelton has offloaded around persons for cordon support duties. Two Iroquois helicopters from Ohakea have arrived to assist with rescue efforts in the city. Other Navy ships are also on the way.

The NZ Army's medical teams are at four different locations around Christchurch with military officers working with the Police. NZ Defence Force firefighters are working with local fire brigades. English said the force of the earthquake was above the limit modern buildings were designed to withstand. An estimated people sheltered in Addington overnight, while nurses with specialist intensive care skills are being flown to the city.

Schools are closed until further notice. Residents have been told to stay at home and save any safe water for drinking, including rain water which could be collected as rain falls tonight as the city's reservoirs have been shut down. Toilets should not be flushed and water should be boiled as sewage systems have failed, Parker said. Parker said up to 25 buildings of significant size in the city were probably damaged beyond repair.

Hospitals around the South Island were being cleared to take the hundreds of casualties expected, while makeshift hospitals were being set up in parts of Christchurch. Far worse in casualties than the 4th of September, largely because it happened at a different time of the day," Civil Defence director John Hamilton said.

Pyne Gould Corporation has confirmed that staff from the building are missing, but would not say how many. The company was working to account for each staff member. People died when buses were crushed under falling building facades, Radio NZ reported. At the building's cordon, Labour Party leader Phil Goff said earlier this evening that at least 30 people were feared trapped inside and at least one person was killed.

Families were congregating at the cordon, he said. Parker said: "There are people fighting for their lives at the moment but there are also people fighting for them. We're preparing ourselves for what I think will be a really sad, bleak day for our city but be reassured everybody is doing what they can. Defence Forces have been called in to assist with the earthquake recovery and were going door to door checking on residents.

The airport was closed to all but emergency flights and Lyttelton tunnel was shut. Christchurch Hospital remained open but was also damaged. It asked that only seriously injured people come to the emergency department. It had a full emergency plan in operation. Power should return to half of Christchurch tonight, with most of the city back on in the next three to four days, lines company Orion said.

St John's Ambulance had run out of ambulances and was using four wheel drives to get the injured out. The New Zealand Blood Service has been flooded with calls from people wanting to donate blood.

The service said it presently had adequate blood stock, but would advise through its Facebook page and website if that changed. The Christchurch City Council said a welfare centre at Addington Raceway had closed due to high umbers, believed to be about Mr Parker says most people will never comprehend the depth of the pain suffered by those who lost loved ones but the way for the city to heal is to look to the future. Christchurch Earthquake RSS.

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