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A building in Christchurch, New Zealand, is destroyed after an earthquake struck Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The 6.3-magnitude quake collapsed buildings and is sending rescuers scrambling to help trapped people amid reports of multiple deaths. (AP Photo/NZPA, Pam Johnson)

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People break windows to prepare to be rescued from a high-rise building in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday Tuesday, killing and trapping dozens in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald)

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People walk across a buckled road in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday killing and trapping dozens of people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/NZPA/Ashburton Guardian, Kirsty Graham)

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People are evacuated from a health clinic in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday Tuesday, killing and trapping dozens in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald)

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A man rides his bicycle on a damaged road in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday killing and trapping dozens of people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/NZPA/Ashburton Guardian, Kirsty Graham)

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Bodies are covered after an earthquake rocked Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The 6.3-magnitude quake hit at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing dozens people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Wethey)

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People walk past a church in Christchurch, New Zealand, which was destroyed after an earthquake struck Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The 6.3-magnitude quake collapsed buildings and is sending rescuers scrambling to help trapped people amid reports of multiple deaths. (AP Photo/NZPA, Pam Johnson)

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A signboard of the road closure stands Saturday near the Pike River mine where miners were trapped underground in Greymouth, New Zealand. (Associated Press)

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Friends and families of miners trapped after an explosion at the Pike River coal mine leave a briefing with police and company officials in Greymouth, New Zealand, after visiting the Pike River coal mine, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell)

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The entrance to the Pike River coal mine is cordoned off in Greymouth, New Zealand, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Anguished relatives of 29 workers missing after an explosion at the coal mine grew frustrated over delays in the rescue operation Sunday, as officials prepared to drill a small hole through hundreds of feet (meters) of rock to test for levels of deadly gasses. (AP Photo/Pool)

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The entrance to the Pike River coal mine is cordoned off in Greymouth, New Zealand, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. Anguished relatives of 29 workers missing after an explosion at the coal mine grew frustrated over delays in the rescue operation Sunday, as officials prepared to drill a small hole through hundreds of feet (meters) of rock to test for levels of deadly gasses. (AP Photo/Pool)

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** FILE ** New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (right) makes comments as Pike River Coal CEO Peter Whittall (left) listens during a press conference in Greymouth, New Zealand, on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Simon Baker)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner Michael Nolan Hanmer Monk, 23, of Greymouth, New Zealand pauses before the camera. Monk is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner Terry David Kitchin, 41, Runanga, New Zealand poses before the camera. Kitchin is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner Zen Wodin Drew, 21, of Greymouth, New Zealand poses before the camera. Drew is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner Joseph Ray Dunbar, 17, of Greymouth, New Zealand poses before the camera. Dunbar is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner Allan John Dixon, 59, of Rununga, New Zealand poses before the camera. Dixon is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner Samuel Peter McKie, 26, of Greymouth, New Zealand poses before the camera. McKie is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner David Mark Hoggart, 33, of Foxton, New Zealand poses before the camera. Hogart is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)

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In this undated photo provided by New Zealand Police, miner Kane Barry Nieper, 33, of Greymouth, New Zealand poses before the camera. Nieper is one of 29 miners believed to be trapped in the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, following an explosion at the mine Friday Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/New Zealand Police)