Yes it was close to 200 dead the majority in one building that pancaked. The city is still in rebuilding phase.
One major problem was liquifaction. With a high water table and sandy silty soil the ground simply turned to mush and flowed everywhere.
The resilience of the people was amazing the business community rallied and before we knew it the business were back up and running. Many of them in temporary accommodation created from shipping containers and located in areas that used to be parks.

Les
Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute of happiness you'll never get back..


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