New Zealand earthquake toll at 145 dead
Fresh aftershocks sent masonry tumbling among rescuers in New Zealand's quake zone and a cat sparked false alarms of a possible survivor Saturday, as the disaster's death toll rose to 145 with more than 200 missing.
Grim assessments emerged for the central business district in devastated Christchurch after Tuesday's 6.3-magnitude quake, with engineers and planners saying it will be unusable for months and that a third of the buildings must be razed and rebuilt. (AP)
