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Wellington (AP) - New Zealand thought on Monday of the victims of the severe Christchurch earthquake ten years ago.
The parliament and other public buildings were flagged at half mast.
At a ceremony, the names of the victims were read out, followed by a minute's silence.
185 people were killed in the earthquake in the largest city on the South Island of the Pacific state on February 22, 2011.
The quake had a magnitude of 6.2.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern remembered the 87 foreign victims on Monday, whose relatives might not be able to attend the commemoration due to the Corona travel restrictions.
"Our flags are flying at half-mast for them too today," she said.
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At the same time, she recalled the tremendous consequences of the quake and said that after ten years, many people were still living their everyday lives in the shadow of that day.
Even if the past decade was difficult for Christchurch, there is "hope and energy and optimism" for the coming decade.
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