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A number of people are dead and scores trapped after a large quake struck Christchurch this afternoon.
Police said two buses had been crushed by falling debris, while witnesses said screams could be heard coming from the Pyne Gould Business building where up to 150 people were feared trapped.
The airport was closed after its tower had collapsed and Lyttelton tunnel was shut. Christchurch Hospital remained open but was also damaged.
On the corner of Lichfield and High Streets, a block of shops had completely collapsed and rescue services believed four or five people are trapped in the rubble.
One body had been pulled from the wreckage.
I wish i could be in town helping out but i can't do shit, this is horrible