Christchurch: Specialists from different countries such as Japan and the United States used sniffer dogs and listening devices to search for signs of life, two days after a strong tremor struck the tourist city of Christchurch, killing at least 76 people in the country’s deadliest natural disaster for 80 years.
International rescuers intensified their search for earthquake survivors in New Zealand on Thursday, despite fading hopes of finding any more people alive and fears that a damaged 26-storey tower could collapse nearby at any time.
Rescue teams rushed on Thursday to a small church after it was believed that a woman’s voice had been heard — apparently the first sign in more than 15 hours that people might still be alive — but it turned out to be another false hope.
Fire rescue coordinator Jim Stuart Black said. “We are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.”
Hopes are fading by the hour, but there was renewed activity on Thursday at the scene of what was feared to be the deadliest single collapse — a six-storey building where up to 100 people, including 11 Japanese students, are believed to be trapped.
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