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Last reviewed: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 RSS

Council setting up Emergency Operations Centre in the city, following this afternoon’s 5.8 earthquake

23 December 15:25

The Christchurch City Council is establishing an Emergency Operations Centre in the city, following this afternoon’s 5.8 earthquake and aftershocks.

The quake is believed to have resulted in:
  • Rock fall behind containers at Scarborough
  • Some liquefaction reported at Parklands
Police are doing aerial reconnaissance to check for damage across the city.
All Council buildings will be closed, until they can be assessed as safe to occupy.  People should assume all Council buildings are closed until they can be assessed and declared safe.
There are reports of a power supply outage at New Brighton, though this is not believed to cover a large area.
The Council is still assessing whether water or waste services have been affected.
 

Authorising Unit: Communications

Last reviewed: Friday, December 23, 2011

Next review: Sunday, December 23, 2012

Keywords: earthquake, media