SURREAL IMAGE OF COWS STRANDED ATOP A TINY CLIFFTOP AFTER NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE

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UPDATE:  THEY WERE RESCUED!

The Newshub news service reported Tuesday that the two cows and a calf were rescued after a farmer and some helpers dug a track to them and brought them out.  The farmer, who was not named by Newshub, said the cows were desperate for water after they were rescued. He said the quake fault line ran right beneath his farm, which had been relatively flat before the earthquake. CTV News

 

Between a rock and a herd place: cows stranded on a tiny clifftop after New Zealand earthquake tore field in two

• Incredible footage has been captured of cows who survived the NZ quake
• The trio were standing on a mountainside when the massive 7.8 quake hit
• Fortunately the land they were on stood strong, but left them stranded
• The tremor caused widespread landslides across much of New Zealand

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Monday's massive New Zealand earthquake caused major damage to urban areas, however some of the most destructive scenes occurred in the most remote areas of the country.

 

The enormous 7.8 magnitude earthquake not only tore apart major roadways, but also ripped some of the country's famed mountain areas to shreds.

 

So powerful was the quake that it caused one mountainside to separate entirely, leaving a family of cows stranded on a small island of grass.

While there have been no specific reports of livestock deaths, there was widespread landslides across New Zealand.

 

One massive collapse of earth and rock covered a major road under tonnes of dirt, leaving it completely inaccessible to cars or emergency vehicles.  

Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3933522/New-Zealand-earthquake-Incredible-video-shows-cows-stranded-tiny-clifftop.html

The above report does not indicate whether these cows will be rescued, and how. 

According to another source   efforts are underway to rescue humans stranded elsewhere by the earthquake.  After that they may get around rescuing these creatures.   

Perhaps they could build a ramp and send someone to help them descend, making sure the animals are not panicked.   In the meantime they need food and water. 

Read more about the New Zealand earthquake, predicted on line a week ago and blamed on the Super Moon, and see more images of earthquake damage

http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2016/11/breathtaking-views-of-super-moon-across.html

 

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