16 FEBRUARY: CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – General view as smoke and fire light up around Worsleys Road in Christchurch, New Zealand. A state of emergency has been declared in Christchurch after the Port Hills fires merged into one blaze. One person has died and eight homes are believed to have been destroyed by the fires, which have been raging since Monday 13 February.

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