23 February,2011 07:07 AM IST | | Agencies
The death toll in the Christchurch earthquake stood at 65 last night, and there were fears it would exceed 200 as rescue teams in New Zealand's second largest city searched frantically all night for survivors.
A collapsed building lies over parked cars in the aftermath of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Christchurch
Up to 200 people were feared trapped in buildings that collapsed as an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck at lunchtime yesterday.
Bystanders described the city as a war zone, with dead bodies lying on streets, buildings demolished, vehicles flattened, roads ruptured, and water and silt earthquake liquefaction swamping the central city.
