CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- One of the biggest cities was hit by a powerful earthquake living 65 people dead and toppled buildings and left scores trapped beneath chunks of concrete.
According the New Zealand Prime Minister Jonh Key, ""This is just heartbreaking." "This may be New Zealand's darkest day."
The quake even shook a massive chunk of ice from New Zealand's biggest glacier, some 120 miles to the east of Christchurch, where most of the damage was reported.
It was the second major quake to hit Christchurch, a city of 350,000, in five months, though Tuesday's 6.3-magnitude temblor caused far more destruction than a stronger September quake that struck before dawn on a weekend.