Quake in NZ
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit New Zealand's North Island, causing landslides and damage to buildings, shortly after the country's south island was hit by a similar quake, Reuter reports from Wellington. The second quake smashed shop windows, toppled chimneys and opened cracks in bridges and roads.
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