Photos: NZ hit by earthquake

Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway...
Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway One, south of Blenheim. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps
Belongings that were dislodged from a cabinet due to an earthquake lay across the floor in a home...
Belongings that were dislodged from a cabinet due to an earthquake lay across the floor in a home in Wellington. REUTERS/Sharon Fisher
A slip at Ohau Point on State Highway 1 near Kaikoura. Photo by NZTA
A slip at Ohau Point on State Highway 1 near Kaikoura. Photo by NZTA
A fractured road caused by an earthquake stops vehicle access 70km south of Blenheim. REUTERS...
A fractured road caused by an earthquake stops vehicle access 70km south of Blenheim. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps
A truck drives over the fractured road caused by an earthquake south of the town of Ward. REUTERS...
A truck drives over the fractured road caused by an earthquake south of the town of Ward. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps
Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway...
Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway One, south of Blenheim. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps
Oaro on State Highway 1. Photo by NZTA
Oaro on State Highway 1. Photo by NZTA

A powerful earthquake and hundreds of strong aftershocks have rocked New Zealand, killing at least two people and prompting a tsunami warning that sent thousands fleeing to higher ground.

 

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Our thoughts are with you at this sad time and I hope you all get back on your feet as soon as possible God bless from the UK