NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE LEAVES 400 DEAD, MISSING

By AFP CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: HUNDREDS of rescuers swarmed over twisted and smoking buildings on Wednesday in a frantic search for survivors after New Zealand’s catastrophic earthquake left nearly 400 dead or missing. Emergency services cordoned off central Christchurch, which was devastated by Tuesday’s shallow, 6.3-magnitude tremor, to hunt for anyone still alive along with an unknown number of bodies buried in the rubble.