Fire Service national manager of special operations and team leader Jim Stuart-Black said he, the Australian USAR taskforce leader and Japanese emergency officials were discussing their planned operations in the tsunami-affected areas.
Jim Stuart-Black, the fire service chief who heads the work force, said his teams would start using more heavy machinery the clear the debris, though they would continue to work carefully "to allow for that miracle."
Date: Mar 03, 2011
Category: World
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New Zealand Police Say 76 Bodies Recovered From Earthquake-Hit Buildings
Rescuers have progressed through about 60 percent of thecentral business district in Christchurch, Jim Stuart-Black fromUrban Search and Rescue told Television New Zealand. Sixteen to20 bodies may be in the remains of the citys cathedral, policesaid.