In New Zealand assessed the damage from the earthquake
In New Zealand, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9, triggered a tsunami in the region recorded two tremors. According to media reports, two people were killed.
MOSCOW, 14 Nov — RIA Novosti. The Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key said Monday that the damage from the earthquake in New Zealand, could be around 2 billion new Zealand dollars (about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars), reports radio New Zealand (RNZ).
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“It’s hard to believe that the bill will amount to less than two billion dollars”, — quotes the Prime Minister of new Zealand radio station.
Earlier it was reported that on Sunday in New Zealand, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9, triggered a tsunami in the region recorded two tremors. According to media reports, the earthquake on Sunday killed two people. Early Monday morning on the South island in New Zealand, there was a new earthquake of magnitude of 6.2.
Later it became known that on the Clarence river in New Zealand broke through the dam after the earthquake, authorities urged coastal residents to move to the hills.