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Prince William Tours New Zealand Quake Damage

   VOA News  March 17, 2011
   Prince  William,  center,  puts  on a hat as he poses for a photo with
   members  of  the  Urban  Search  and  Rescue team in Christchurch, New
   Zealand, March 17, 2011

Photo: AP

   Prince  William  (center)  with members of the Urban Search and Rescue
   team in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 17, 2011

   Britain's  Prince  William  visited the earthquake-damaged New Zealand
   city  of  Christchurch  Thursday,  where  he  said  the  scale  of the
   devastation is "unbelievable."
   Prince William toured the center of the city, which was hardest hit by
   the  magnitude 6.3 earthquake last month. He saw damaged buildings and
   met with emergency crews.
   The  earthquake  killed  at  least  166  people,  and  authorities say
   Christchurch sustained $11 billion in damage.
   Prince  William  is set to travel Thursday to the town of Greymouth to
   meet  with  the  families  of 29 miners who were killed in a coal mine
   explosion last November.
   He  is  scheduled  to  attend  a  memorial  service for the earthquake
   victims   in   Christchurch   on   Friday   before  leaving  to  visit
   flood-damaged areas of Australia.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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