The royal family is shocked after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit North Canterbury, and has sent its condolences for the deaths of two people in the quake. Mt Lyford woman Jo-Anne Mackinnon died of a suspected heart attack when the quake hit just after midnight on Monday morning, while Kaikoura man Louis Edgar was killed when his family's homestead collapsed. In a message to Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy, Queen Elizabeth said: "Prince Philip and I were shocked to hear news of the severe earthquakes that struck on Monday.
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