New Zealand earthquake: Rescuers work through night
Rescuers are toiling overnight to reach scores of people trapped under rubble after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake which killed at least 65 people.
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says more than 100 people are feared buried in collapsed buildings in Christchurch.
The disaster struck at a shallow depth of 5km (3.1 miles) on Tuesday lunchtime when Christchurch was at its busiest.
It is the South Island city's second quake in six months, and the country's worst natural disaster in 80 years.
Districts deluged
The mayor has declared a state of emergency and ordered the city centre's evacuation.
On a cold and wet night, emergency teams have been toiling under floodlights to reach survivors, as relatives keep vigil outside.
Rescue teams with sniffer dogs have been fanning out across Christchurch.
A series of aftershocks, some as big as magnitude 5, have rattled the stricken city of nearly 400,000 people.
Many power and telephone lines are knocked out, while burst water mains have deluged whole districts with water.
Up to 30 people were feared trapped inside the flattened Pyne Gould Guinness building, where screams have been heard from the ruins.
Students missing
Trapped under her desk inside the building, Anne Voss told a New Zealand TV station: "I rang my kids to say goodbye. It was absolutely horrible.
BBC News
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