Christchurch earthquake: Morning wrap

Photo / Mark Mitchell

Five top stories from this mornings coverage of the Christchurch earthquake

Little chance of any live rescues, says Minister
Civil Defence Minister John Carter said this morning that while rescuers are still looking for survivors, the chance of more live rescues was becoming "unlikely". He raised the official death toll to 102.

In memory of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake:
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Water, power, slowly being restored:
Fifty per cent of Christchurch now has a basic mains water supply.
Seventy-five per cent of the city now has power as improvements to the power supply were being made daily but "progress may be slow due to road damage, as much of the damage to electricity network is underground".

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