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People trapped in damaged buildings after NZ quake -media

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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 00:54 GMT

SYDNEY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - People are trapped in buildings in the New Zealand city of Christchurch after a strong earthquake caused extensive damage and cut power, witnesses told local television.

"It is huge. We just don't know if there are people under this rubble," a priest standing outside the rubble of a damaged cathedral told New Zealand television.

(Reporting by Michael Smith; Editing by Ed Davies)

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