Reconstruction in quake-hit Christchurch

Reconstruction in quake-hit Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Construction work is in progress in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 19, 2011, at a site where the collapsed Canterbury TV building stood before a major earthquake struck the area on Feb. 22.

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