Domestic violence surged by 53 percent after an earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, last week, killing more than 100 people and badly damaging much of the city, according to police. "The stress and trauma of Tuesday's earthquake is understandably taking its toll, and the continual aftershocks are exacerbating the tiredness and emotional fatigue," police commander Dave Cliff told AFP.

A bite of salmon and then the earth shook, leaving chaos in its wake and capable New Zealanders to clean up the mess.