One of New Zealand's biggest cities lay in ruins Tuesday after a powerful earthquake toppled tall buildings and churches on a busy weekday, killing at least 65 people in the country's worst natural disaster in decades.
My sympathies go out to our distant friends.
UPDATE: We are sending help:
The U.S., meanwhile, has dispatched a search-and-rescue team to New Zealand to help in the quake's aftermath.
Good luck in keeping the death toll from going higher.
