Day 6 of the Rescue Efforts147 confirmed dead
50 + people missing 22 of those are in the Cathedrals tower amongst the ruble
80% of homes have power
65% have water
100% Schools closed
755 buildings are RED Stickered - so will be demolished
909 are YELLOW stickered - fixable
1276 are GREEN - so they are fine
20,000 students helping with clean up
30,000 kilos of packed lunches and teas for rescuers and helpers helicoptered in over the past 2 days
700 army
350 Australian Police arrived a few days ago
7 rescue teams from other countries Japan, China,UK,USA Australia
1,000's of heroes who lifted ruble from the injured and went above and beyond to help strangers in need.
Here is an amazing link to before and after photos - just move the slider across
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4705106/Photos-Before-and-after-the-Christchurch-earthquake
We are still waiting for a miracle that someone will be pulled alive from the ruins. Just a miracle......
6 comments:
Miracles happen EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Don't you give up! We may be miles and miles away....but we are thinking of you and praying for you...and walking with you every step of the way.
I have been praying every day!
Thinking of you and praying. {hugs}
Wow! My thoughts are with you and everyone affected by this horrible disaster!
Thank you to my wonderful blog friends. :)
When you hear the numbers and see the footage of disasters on the news, it really brings it to life.
Fingers crossed for miracles...
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