Two minutes' silence marks Christchurch quake

  • 13 years ago
Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged Tuesday as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch and claimed hundreds of lives. At 12:51 pm (2351 GMT Monday), exactly a week after the 6.3-magnitude quake hit New Zealand's second largest city, silence descended across the country for two minutes and flags flew at half mast. Duration: 1:21

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