Rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

Rescue work in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Rescue workers walk near the collapsed CTV building as smoke arises from the rubble in Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 24, 2011, following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the country's second-largest city on Feb. 22, killing at least 75 people and leaving about 300 people missing.

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