Massive dust storm hits quake-hit NZ
Thursday, 3 March 2011
CHRISTCHURCH, (New Zealand), March 2, : Strong winds whipped up huge dust clouds in earthquake-hit Christchurch Wednesday, as officials defended the devastated city's building standards. Gusts of 70 kilometres per hour (44 mph) buffeted emergency crews in the ruins of New Zealand's second largest city, hampering the search for bodies amid fears of masonry dislodging and trees toppling. -AFP