About 20 days before the Japanese earthquake happened, also they had a big earthquake, and many Japanese students were also killed, and the most important cathedral of the city, the symbol of Christchurch, was totally destroyed.
За 20 лет до Японской трагедии у них произошло мощное землетрясение, погибло много японских студентов, и самый значимый собор города, символ Крайстчерча, был полностью разрушен.