Cashel Street Mall Destroyed

In earthquake, mother dies with baby in arms

A mother died with her baby in her arms as she reportedly tried to run out of a store in panic in a shopping district in Christchurch when the devastating 6.3 magnitude quake struck. Passers-by went to her aid, but the woman was already dead. It was not clear how badly the baby was injured when mother and child were hit by falling debris, the ...