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World New Zealand quake death toll nears 100 (Update 1)
Rescuers are continuing to search through the rubble for survivors in the aftermath of Tuesday's magnitude 6.3 earthquake.
Police were notified that 98 people were killed and that 226 people were still missing, a superintendent told reporters on Thursday.
Prime Minister John Key earlier said that there were fears that the death toll could rise substantially.
Officials fear the death toll from Tuesday's powerful earthquake in Christchurch could grow
MOSCOW, February 24 (RIA Novosti)
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Feb. 24, 2011