Cows stranded on quake made islands

Ms Stuart-Black said food and water supplies were being distributed to communities where they were most needed.

Kaikoura, which is home to about 2,000 residents, is a popular destination for travellers going on whale-watching expeditions.

An Australian naval frigate has been re-routed to waters off New Zealand’s earthquake-rocked South Island, where defence personnel will help airlift stranded families to safety and distribute supplies.

But the IT specialist was blown away when thousands of viewers from all over the globe tuned in to see the damaging effects of two major quake that sent shock waves through the Island nation on Monday.

Hundreds of tourists and residents remained stranded in the town of Kaikoura and faced a third disrupted night after a powerful quake early Monday cut off train and vehicle access.

New Zealand has bit hit hard by Mother Nature this week, from the deadly Magnitude 7.8 natural disaster to the hundreds of powerful aftershocks, tens of thousands of landslides and of course hail, thunderstorms and flash flooding in our nation’s capital. Currently, two have been reported to have died while thousands are stranded in Kaikoura.

“Most of them are quite determined to continue their holiday – not just because they wanted to but as a signal of thanks to the New Zealand people”, he said. He says damage to buildings was less than expected.

Meanwhile, in Wellington several buildings damaged in the quake have been cordoned off because of fears they might collapse.

“There are some sites that are really not suitable for certain types of structures”.

Road and rail links were disconnected throughout the northeast of South Island.

Ships from Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore also are assisting with the recovery, according to the New Zealand Herald.

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management said locals should move inland and find high ground immediately.

According to the reports, two people were confirmed dead in Monday’s massive quake followed by thousands of tremors.

Magnitude of the quake.

Storms lashed the region on Thursday and seismologists were still recording hundreds of aftershocks: about 2000 have rattled the region since the initial tremor shortly after midnight on Sunday.

A spokeswoman for Federated Farmers of New Zealand told the site that many other cattle could be in the same situation.

“It’s been a shaky experience, all good though”, Kurt Sapwell said when Prime Minister John Key paid a visit to the town.

Railway tracks of the main trunk railway line are displaced by a massive landslide that also blocks State Highway One following an quake on the coastline, north of Kaikoura, New Zealand Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.

“From the moment we got the word, our aircrew and maintenance professionals have thrown themselves into this relief effort with a commitment that is just so much a part of what our maritime patrol and reconnaissance force stands for”, Cmdr.