CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – One of New Zealand’s biggest cities lay in ruins Tuesday after a powerful earthquake toppled tall buildings and churches on a busy weekday, killing at least 65 people in the country’s worst natural disaster in decades. — Yahoo! News

Our sympathy goes out to everyone affected.

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