Irresti: Kaikoura Earthquake Cows

Kaikoura Earthquake Cows

Thousands stranded and towns cut off live. The earthquake started at about 15 kilometres 9 mi north east of culverden and 60 kilometres 37 mi south west of the tourist town of kaikoura and at a depth of approximately 15 kilometres 9 mi.

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With no other help coming the cows rescue ultimately needed to be taken up by an impromptu team of volunteers.

Kaikoura earthquake cows. Shortly after midnight on monday 14th november 2016 the 78 magnitude kaikoura earthquake rocked new zealand. Cows across kaikoura are living in destroyed paddocks after the quakes. Two more cows have been spotted stranded on an outcrop of land near kaikoura only hours after a group of three cows that.

The aerial footage was shot by newshub near kaikoura on the countrys south island. New zealands 10 million cattle. Stranded cows rescued new zealand earthquake documentary and film.

The quake was strongly felt to the south in christchurch but was far less damaging than a smaller 2011 earthquake that devastated the city and killed 185 people. Three cows are stranded on an island of grass in a paddock that had been ripped apart by the powerful earthquake that rocked new zealand on monday. Three cows have been luckily or unluckily stranded on an island of land surrounded by collapsed earth from landslides near kaikoura.

Starting in culverdon 70km south of kaikōura the quake ripped across several fault lines including one that was previously unknown. A kaikoura farmer has told newshub he rescued his now world famous cows with pick and shovel after they became stranded on a quake made island. Kaikoura is close to the epicenter of the overnight earthquake and where one of the two confirmed deaths occurred.

In scientific terms the kaikōura earthquake was a new phenomenon. Train driver thought kaikoura earthquake was alpine fault rupturing. The complex sequence of ruptures lasted for about two minutes.

New zealand incidentally produces one per cent of the worlds beef. The video footage from newshub shows two adult cattle and a calf stranded on the small island of grass amidst chaos after the 1202am 75 magnitude earthquake shook much of the country. The kaikoura cows were herefords however which means theyre being bred for beef.

Stranded quake cows rescued in new zealand. Two beef cows and a calf became worldwide sensations after their predicament was filmed by newshub following the devastating magnitude 75 quake centred near culverden on monday.

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