Christchurch in New Zealand hit by 5.8 earthquake

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Source: Bloomberg

Christchurch, the second biggest city in New Zealand, was hit by sequence of earthquakes, damaging several buildings, flooding roads and pushing rescuers to evacuate shopping centres. No victims, serious injuries or damages were reported. Christchurch still is retrieving from series of quakes which began in September 2010.

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