Earthquakes have rocked the south island overnight with nearly 200 aftershocks felt in the last 12 hours. A magnitude 5/7 aftershocks at 6:30pm on Tuesday caused chimneys to collapse and sent people out onto the streets of Waikari north of Canterbury. Hurunui district council says it know of at least five houses that have badly damaged by the aftershocks. The road is an important emergency access route that allowed farmers the New Zealand defence force (NZDF) and essential; services to make their way to the coastal town on Tuesday. How ever it has now been closed while geotechnica and structural assessments are undertaken. An update on the road condition is expected by mid day
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