A day after a massive 7.5-magnitude quake struck New Zealand, scenes of profound damage emerged from across the island nation. The midnight tremor left at least two dead and thousands of people stranded as series of aftershocks continued to roil the country. The temblor triggered landslides and a small tsunami, cracked apart roads and homes, but largely spared the country the devastation it saw five years ago when a deadly earthquake struck the same region.
Here, a fractured road caused by an earthquake stops vehicle access Monday near the town of Ward, 70 kilometers south of Blenheim on New Zealand’s South Island.
In this image made from video, three cows were spotted Monday stranded on an island of grass in a paddock that had been ripped apart near Kaikoura.
A damaged railway track lies across State Highway One near Kaikoura on the upper east coast of New Zealand’s South Island.
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Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by the quake, along State Highway One near the town of Ward, south of Blenheim on South Island.
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter delivers government officials and police Monday to assess earthquake damage in Kaihoura on the upper east coast of South Island.
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Landslides block State Highway One near Kaikour.
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Police and locals look at the quake’s damage along State Highway One near the town of Ward, on South Island.
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Landslides block State Highway One near Kaikoura on the upper east coast of New Zealand’s South Island.
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