Tag: Christchurch New Zealand

• Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Mass shootings: Trump says “hate has no place” but fingers point to his divisive rhetoric

  

  An under-fire President Donald Trump said on Sunday that “hate has no place” in the United States after two mass shootings left 29 dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem.

• Friday, March 15th 2019 - 10:10 UTC

  Carnage in two mosques in New Zealand: 49 killed, tens wounded by terrorists

  

  Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described one alleged gunman, who had Australian citizenship, as an “extremist, right-wing” terrorist.

• Monday, November 14th 2016 - 07:06 UTC

  Hundreds of aftershocks follow major earthquake and tsunami in New Zealand; thousands flee to high ground

  

  A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rattled New Zealand's South Island on Monday, hours after a more powerful quake killed at least two people, damaged roads and buildings and sent thousands fleeing to higher ground. Emergency response teams were already flying by helicopter to the region at the epicenter of the original 7.8 magnitude quake, which struck just after midnight some 91 km northeast of Christchurch in the South Island, amid reports of injuries and collapsed buildings.