CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 4 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said on Friday that Christchurch has a long way from coming out of a state of emergency, even though the post-earthquake operation has moved from rescue to recovery. Civil Defence announced on Thursday that it does not expect any more survivors to be found in the rubble left by the 6.3 quake on Feb. 22. FOCUSING ON RECOVERING BODIES The last known survivor was rescued on Feb. 23. The focus is now on recovering as many bodies as possible, so that they can be returned to relatives. The official death toll stands at 163 but it is feared the final number will be about 220. Brownlee said teams have a lot of buildings to deconstruct and bodies to retrieve. Once they can determine with confidence that there are no further human remains to recover, he said, widespread demolition will take place - and that has to happen under a state of emergency, because parts of the city need to be closed off during the work. In the new phase, Brownlee said teams will be changing the way they approach buildings using more heavy equipment. But he said they will still go about the recovery effort with the utmost respect for any human remains, alert to the small possibility that someone may have survived. Brownlee said a top priority is to get the cordon around the central city reduced as much as possible, but that depends on plans to demolish the listing Hotel Grand Chancellor and other tall buildings.Long road to recovery in christchurch - Power Terminal Blocks Manufacturer - Panel Mount Terminal Block ManufacturerLong road to recovery in christchurch - Power Terminal Blocks Manufacturer - Panel Mount Terminal Block ManufacturerLong road to recovery in christchurch - Power Terminal Blocks Manufacturer - Panel Mount Terminal Block ManufacturerLong road to recovery in christchurch - Power Terminal Blocks Manufacturer - Panel Mount Terminal Block ManufacturerLong road to recovery in christchurch - Power Terminal Blocks Manufacturer - Panel Mount Terminal Block Manufacturer We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Power Terminal Blocks Manufacturer , Panel Mount Terminal Block Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits PCB Terminal Block.
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