New Zealand is living up to its name of the Shaky Isles with 48
hours of earthquakes jolting the Marlborough/ Wellington area, the largest was
6.6. People near the epicentre at the small town of Seddon have had damage to
houses, roads etc. Wellington has also sustained some damage which seems to be
mostly in the CBD area, broken glass etc.
The 'kiwi' spirit came to the fore with many people offering rides
home to stranded commuters after all trains were halted.
“Seddon tackles clean-up and
"amazing Wellington spirit' comes to the fore after 6.6-magnitude tremor
and aftershocks strike upper South Island and lower North.
Thousands of quake-rattled
Wellingtonians fled the city, choking roads, as the tremor and a swarm of aftershocks
rocked the capital.
The 6.6 shake at 2.31pm was centred
near the Marlborough town of Seddon, not far from last month's 6.5 shake.
Yesterday's shake caused more damage to homes, but no lives were lost and
injuries were few.
Roads around the CBD and state
highways quickly became clogged with people trying to make their way home, with
some even deciding to walk along the highway to avoid the traffic.
Passing
motorists were stopped by police and told to pack in a few of the thousands of
commuters stranded at Wellington railway station after all trains were
cancelled.
Senior
Sergeant Bruce Johnston had been helping people find rides home from the
station since before 3pm. "People are naturally pretty great and willing
to help. We're still waiting on buses to places like Waikanae," he said.
"Kapiti
Coast and people who get the Capital Connection are the hardest to find rides
for."
However,
many opted to wait out the clogged roads or bus queues with a drink at the pub.
City
workers sitting in the outdoor area of the GP pub nursed beers as they checked
their phones, many waiting for rides that were a long time coming".
2 comments:
My goodness! But, how wonderful to see that the best in people is brought out during stressful times.
Thinking of you!!
xoxo CGF
Hi, yes - the best does tend to show in situations like this. Unfortunately sometimes the worst as well. However in Christchurch the people were amazing in their spirit and others in their generosity giving their goods and time to the quake affected residents.
We are not affected at all by the current round of quakes. We are many miles away.
But this morning our nearest active volcano, White Island, which is just off our coast here in the Bay of Plenty, let off a rumble along with a 5 kilometer high trail of steam!
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