AS THE entire CTV building crumpled around her, a Kings Education English language teacher stepped out of her window and walked across the rubble to safety.
She was lucky. Fourteen staff and 108 students are still trapped in the ruined building.
Search for signs of life ... the CTV building, home to an English language school which had students from Japan, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Korea; 120 are feared buried. Photo: AFP
Yesterday a 70-member disaster relief team from Japan scoured the building for signs of life. Only 10 of 21 Japanese students from Toyama were believed to be safe.
The Japan Today news website said several family members of the students arrived in Christchurch yesterday. One student, Kento Okuda, 19, had to have his right leg amputated to be freed from the debris. He told Kyodo News from Christchurch Hospital that this was his first trip overseas.
''Despite this incident, I still want to visit many other countries,'' he said. ''I hope to get a job where I can use English.''
She was lucky. Fourteen staff and 108 students are still trapped in the ruined building.
Search for signs of life ... the CTV building, home to an English language school which had students from Japan, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Korea; 120 are feared buried. Photo: AFPThe Japan Today news website said several family members of the students arrived in Christchurch yesterday. One student, Kento Okuda, 19, had to have his right leg amputated to be freed from the debris. He told Kyodo News from Christchurch Hospital that this was his first trip overseas.
''Despite this incident, I still want to visit many other countries,'' he said. ''I hope to get a job where I can use English.''
