Four days after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, rescue crews from seven nations are on the ground, still hopeful they may find survivors. Volunteers and government personnel have begun the difficult task of cleaning and rebuilding, and crews are working to restore desperately needed power and water systems. The death toll has climbed to 113, and more than 225 people are still listed as missing. Gathered here are images of the destruction and of New Zealanders coping with the aftermath of this earthquake - the nation's worst natural disaster in nearly a century.
New Zealand Earthquake: Search, Rescue, and Repair
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The 26-story Grand Chancellor Hotel which, according to local authorities, is expected to collapse, sags on one side in Christchurch February 24, 2011. Engineers plan to temporarily prop up the structure while determining if it is salvageable. #
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Rescue workers are seen at the collapsed CTV building that housed the King's Education School, where missing Japanese people were believed to be trapped, following Tuesday's earthquake in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch February 23, 2011. #
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Emergency services remove a body from the destroyed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, February 24, 2011, after the city was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake Tuesday. #
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A massive hole was punched through this house by a giant boulder which crashed through the home during Tuesday's earthquake, near Lyttelton, on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, February 24, 2011. #
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Paul Stokes proudly shows his shirt with the magnitude of Christchurch's September 2010 earthquake written on it as he works to clear his latest earthquake damaged suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand Friday, February 25, 2011. #
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Recovery operation workers are lowered by a crane onto the top of the Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand , Friday, February 25, 2011 in Christchurch. #
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A rescue worker guides survivor Ann Bodkin, center, out of the destroyed Pyne Gould Guinness building in Christchurch, New Zealand , Wednesday, February 23, 2011, after the city was hit by a 6.3 earthquake on Tuesday, Feb 22. #
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Newlyweds Emma Howard and Chris Greenslade cheer for a group photo after their wedding, Friday, February 25, 2011, just days after she was pulled from the rubble of the earthquake devastated Pyne Gould Corporation in Christchurch, New Zealand. #
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Part of an interior hallway, including a restroom door is visible in a still-standing section of structure of the CTV building on February 25, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. #
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Resident of the beach-side suburb of New Brighton, Julian Sanderson, searches for personal items through the remains of his house, destroyed by Tuesday's earthquake, in Christchurch on February 25, 2011. #
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