Week after N.Z. quake

Week after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key speaks in an interview in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 1, 2011, a week after an earthquake devastated the area. He said it would be ''impossible'' to find survivors in the collapsed Canterbury TV building in central Christchurch, where more than 20 Japanese students are feared to have been trapped following the quake.

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  • 2011/3/01 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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