New Zealand 7.1 earthquake zero experience especially in view of death (1)

New Zealand South Island 4 morning Richter 7.1-a strong earthquake, earthquake caused at least two serious injuries, some damage to buildings and roads, there has been no news of the outgoing officers died.

7.1 earthquake caused serious damage to the infrastructure but 40 000 cities only 2 people injured

Christchurch City Mayor Bob · Parker said, a number of strong earthquake caused the city local electric power, gas and water supply interruptions, the road is covered with debris and broken glass, damaged condition "that the fright".

Parker said that the earthquake damage caused by severe than expected, almost every family has suffered losses.

Earthquake of Christchurch City.

New Zealand civil defence Minister John · Carter told the associated press, Christchurch and the surrounding areas severely damaged the main infrastructure, water supply and sewage treatment system near paralysis, at least 6 bridge damaged seriously.

"My house is full of broken glass and loose food," local residents Mark · O'Connell said: "drawer, television sets and computers a mess. ”

Christchurch City, about 40 million people.

Royal New Zealand Institute of geological and nuclear sciences 4 days said that the earthquake occurred after 14 hours monitoring to magnitude aftershock 29 times, from Leeb 3.7 to 5.4 level. "We all fear has just undergone a number of earthquakes are strong aftershock," Christchurch New Zealand Mayor Park told TV one, "tonight, we are facing natural disasters, helping a group of people ..."

The associated press in Christchurch hospitals for news sources reported that two 50-year-old man was seriously injured in the earthquake, many minor injuries.

Hospital spokeswoman Michelle · Haidar, two seriously injured in a fall of chimneys is crushed, others were falling glass serious scratches.

Luckily, or saving for a rainy day?

New Zealand civil defence Minister John · Carter-day in the capital city Wellington and related departments in charge and after a meeting of experts on media that no death "is so lucky!" but this kind of "lucky" is not by accident.

The New Zealand population only 437 million, live in dispersed population density in the epicenter zone. Secondly, the New Zealand response to earthquakes also has a full suite of proven practices, very worthwhile.

New Zealand is located in the Central Pacific volcanic earthquake zone, is the earthquake-prone countries, the average size of an earthquake occur each year nearly 3000 times.

The history of New Zealand because of earthquake severely affected, 1931 in the North Island Napier of Leeb 7.9 earthquake and in 1942 in Wellington region Leeb 7.2 earthquake caused a lot of, respectively, casualties and severe damage to buildings. Based on an earthquake caused heavy losses of reflection, New Zealand in seismic mitigation aspects of trial and error, has formed a set of practical experience and practices.

Children playing near the seismic fracture some brick structure housing damaged

• Isolation technology is the world leading level;

New Zealand isolation technology is the world leading level.

Research staff as early as the late 1960s early 1970s has crafted rubber mat for base isolation. Currently, New Zealand, in a number of important buildings and bridges are made of shock-absorbing structural seismic isolation device. For example: Parliament Cabinet Office and Ministry of health of the building are made of rubber pad will lead in construction and Foundation beam. Earthquake, seismic isolation device can effectively reduce the damage caused by the earthquake.

• Wood-frame construction with large glass light; the comprehensive promotion

New Zealand Association for the study of architecture is devoted to the study of earthquake resistant construction of institutions, the design of wood-frame large glass light construction cost is not high, the more widely accepted by residents, and this building superior seismic performance in 1987 Austronesian Leeb 6.7 earthquake proof in full.

Subsequently, in the New Zealand Government advocacy, the way WFC to comprehensively promote, currently New Zealand low-rise and high-rise residential buildings mainly uses this approach.

Practice has proved that the wood structure due to its light weight, high strength, demonstrated the good characteristics of seismic performance, when the earthquake happened to best avoid the lives and property.

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