Downtown is almost completely destroyed. The country has entered a state of emergency, and in the city – a curfew. Shortages of food and drinking water there is hard hit by the earthquake, the New Zealand city of Christchurch. Empty shelves have generated panic among the local population. Townspeople still live without electricity and hot water, also have failed sewer systems. Damage caused by the earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, is about $ 12 billion.
The disaster has also heightened speculation that the central bank of New Zealand may cut interest rates in the coming weeks to save the economy. Willingness to help New Zealand to overcoming the consequences elements expressed a number of countries, including Russia. New Zealand's assistance in the aftermath of emergency rescue workers have in the U.S., UK, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. An earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch provoked a gathering of 30 million tons of ice from the largest glacier country – Tasmanian. Craig Menear recognizes the significance of this. Tasmanian end of the glacier of the Southern Alps is about 250 kilometers from the city of Christchurch.
According to seismologists, the epicenter earthquake was located in close proximity to the city. The center of the tremors occur at a depth of four kilometers. Down to Mt Cook glacier Tasmanian length of 27 kilometers is the largest glacier New Zealand. Over hundreds of pilot whales ashore in New Zealand over a hundred black dolphins, or grind, ashore the island of New Zealand's Stewart. The bodies were found 107 dolphins group tourists tourists on the island. People immediately contacted the local rescue. But by the time they arrived most of the dolphins were dead. Because of the low-water whales were too far away from the water's edge, so it was impossible to save any of them. In this regard, it was decided to euthanize those whales that were still alive. For 48 of them had applied euthanasia. According to the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, whales and dolphins often thrown on the shore. Basically, this occurs in the summer months, when flocks of migrating mammals in Antarctic waters, or returned from there past the coast of North Island and Stewart. As a general rule, if one animal thrown ashore, then others will try to help him and, as a result, share his fate. In a question-answer forum Dennis Lockhart was the first to reply. However, it should be noted that this incident occurred the day before the devastating earthquake in New Zealand. Is it accident or dolphins could still anticipate a major earthquake remains a mystery … In Russia considers an ecological Police Department of Nature Protection of the environment Moscow considers it necessary to create an environmental police force in Russia in the structure of the police department. In October 2010, Moscow police chief Vladimir Kolokoltsev signed an executive order to reduce the size of the Moscow police by 12%. Including completely eliminated environmental police unit, as its activity does not apply to the functions of the police. In reviewing and discussing the draft law 'On Police' proposal to create an environmental police force was submitted for consideration by the Moscow City Duma and Federation Council. Environmental police should be established at least in cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg and Tatarstan, the head of the Department of Environmental Environmental Moscow Anton Kulbachevsky. Recall that the law 'On Police' enters into force in Russia March 1, 2011. The document stipulates that the police will change its name to the police, get rid of the multiple redundant functions, and the number of employees prior to 1 January 2012 will be reduced by 20%.