The New Zealand earthquake caused road damage and wall collapses in parts of the city of 400,000, and authorities said looters had broken into some damaged shops, according to the Associated Press.

这场地震造成具40万人口的基督城部分路面损坏，墙壁倒塌。 主管机关说强盗闯入损毁的商店打劫，根据相关报道。

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Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011 after a massive earthquake rocked Japan. (JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)

2011年3月11日，强烈地震袭击日本后，水户市茨城县的一处停车场内，汽车被倒塌的墙体碾压。（时事通讯社/法新社/盖蒂图库）

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Official press coverage of the earthquake, although careful to highlight the party's contributions, has also paid rare tribute to the unofficial volunteers.

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